AUBERGINE CUTLESTS COTOLETTE DI MELANZANE

Ingredients for 8 people:

16 slices of long aubergines, cut ½ cm thick 4 slices cooked ham 8 slices silane caciocavallo cheese eggs breadcrumbs salt and pepper to taste frying oil

Boil the aubergines slices for a few moments. Spread half of the slices on a flat surface, lay over each, half slice of cooked ham and one of caciocavallo cheese; cover with the remaining slices pressing well. Dip each "aubergine sandwich" first in the egg lightly beaten with little salt and pepper, then in the breadcrumbs. At the end fry in hot oil and serve hot. To follow the Calabrian tradition, instead of ham, an anchovy fillet can be used. These cutlets are also excellent prepared with courgettes but in that case the courgettes need to be big and to be cut into rounds.

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