Accra Eggplant Parmesan in 9 Steps

Eggplant parmesan (or eggy parm, as I affectionately call it) is one of Hungry Fiance's favorites.  It takes a lot of patience, but not much real work.  We planned ahead to make it on Wednesday.  Then Accra got in our way!

Here's how you make Accra Eggy Parm.  Real directions, next post.

Step 1: Beat an egg in a bowl.  Seeing how tiny the egg is, add another and beat it too.  Nod in satisfaction.  Open fresh canister of bread crumbs and dump a big pile onto a plate.

Step 2: Rinse 2 big eggplants.  Notice a hole/tunnel into the second eggplant and hope it doesn't mean anything.  Slice first eggplant.  Slice second eggplant; discover you're not the only one who is trying to eat it.  Discard half of second eggplant with the bug, wipe the knife well, and slice the pristine bit.  We're not wasters in West Africa.

Step 3: Prepare the slices for cooking.  Attempt to light the oven; discover there is no gas left in the canister downstairs.

Step 4: Smack forehead for never getting around to filling up the backup canister (which is there precisely for a quick switch when the one in use runs empty).  Debate going to refill gas right now or trying to use electric hot plate and toaster oven to do the cooking.  Decide on electrics.  Inform Hungry Fiance, who's on the way home from work.

Step 5: Hungry Fiance arrives and remembers the prepay electricity hasn't been topped up in more than a month.  Send Hungry Fiance downstairs to make sure electricity units won't run out if you try to cook with electrics.

Step 6: Electricity balance is AOK.  Decide to bake 1/3 of coated eggy slices in small toaster oven and fry other 2/3 on electric hot plate.

Step 7: Spread thin layer of tomato sauce on the baking dish.  Place first 3 cooked eggy slices onto the dish.

Step 8: Hungry Fiance gets a phone call from Eritrean friend.  Fresh injera is in!  It's Ethiopian night at his place, in an hour.

Step 9: Scrape tomato sauce from three eggy slices.  Pack up the cooked slices for tomorrow's dinner and seize the opportunity for homemade Ethiopian with real injera.  You don't get that every day, man!