Aubergine & Mozzarella Bake Recipe | Melanzane Alla Parmigiana

Ingredients

• 1 kg aubergine, sliced thinly lengthways
• fine salt
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 1 quantity of Classic Tomato Sauce (see ingredients below)
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 400g freshly torn mozzarella cheese
• 100g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
• fine salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 x 400g tins good-quality chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 organic vegetable stock cube