Gratinate of Pork Scaloppine with Eggplant or Zucchini Slices
- 1 small eggplant, about 6 inches long, or a small zucchini
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- All-purpose flour for dredging
- 12 tablespoons light olive oil
- 3 ounces pork tenderloin
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 shallot, minced
- A splash of white wine
- About 6 fresh basil leaves
- 34 tablespoons tomato sauce or 2 teaspoons tomato paste diluted with 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- 1/2 cup veal, beef, or chicken stock, homemade or a substitute (see page 83)
- Trim the stem off the eggplant.
- Slice a wide strip of skin off lengthwise on either side and discard, then slice the eggplant lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices.
- Salt and pepper them, and dredge lightly in flour.
- (If you are using zucchini, cut it into diagonal 1/4-inch slices and dredge them.)
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a 6-inch frying pan, and lightly brown the eggplant slices on both sides, adding a little more oil if necessary.
- Remove to paper towels.
- Cut scallop-sized pieces of pork (see procedure in preceding recipe), and flatten them between sheets of wax paper, then salt and pepper lightly and dredge in flour.
- Add the butter to the pan, and saute the pork for a minute or two on each side.
- Remove from the pan, and set aside with the eggplant.
- Toss in the shallot, saute briefly, then splash in the wine and let it almost boil away.
- Put the pieces of meat back in the skillet in one layer, with leaves of basil laid over them, then arrange the slices of eggplant on top, and spoon about 1 tablespoon of the tomato sauce over each piece.
- Sprinkle the cheese over it, and drizzle just a little tomato sauce in the bottom of the pan, along with the stock.
- Bake in a preheated 400 oven for 810 minutes, or until the meat is tender when poked and there is still a little sauce left in the pan.
eggplant, salt, flour, light olive oil, pork tenderloin, butter, shallot, white wine, basil, tomato sauce, freshly grated parmesan, veal
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/gratinate-of-pork-scaloppine-with-eggplant-or-zucchini-slices-378355 (may not work)