Add flour to one bowl, eggs to another and panko to the third ... Bake the breaded eggplant in a single layer until crispy. Add marinara sauce and a sprig of basil to a large saucepan.

The eggplant slices get dipped in that, rolled in panko, and pan fried in oil. Maybe it doesn’t sound revelatory that my solution is to fry vegetables in a crispy coating and slather it in ...