Johnny Miller for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich. Prepare a breading station with three bowls. Add flour to one bowl, eggs to another and panko to the third. Pat the eggplant ...

Add the eggplant, sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa powder, and cook for 5 minutes more, stirring often. Add the thyme, tomato sauce, orange juice, and orange zest, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat ...