Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, spicy eggplant pasta. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Eggplant and pasta join to make this easy dish with an unforgettable spicy marinara sauce of fresh cherry tomatoes, red wine, and pancetta. This pasta showcases all of eggplant's most magical properties. Roasting the eggplant brings out its natural sweetness and tenderness, while combining it with a savory tomato sauce gives it a chance to soak up garlic, oregano, and spicy red pepper flakes.
Spicy Eggplant Pasta is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Spicy Eggplant Pasta is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook spicy eggplant pasta using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy Eggplant Pasta:
- Take 2 medium eggplants
- Take Salt
- Prepare 3 tbs olive oil, divided
- Prepare Freshly ground black pepper
- Prepare 1 medium onion, chopped
- Make ready 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Get 2 cups chopped plum tomatoes or one 14 oz can crushed tomatoes
- Prepare 1 tbs fresh oregano or 1/2 tsp dry oregano
- Take 2 tsp red pepper flakes, plus extra for finishing
- Get 1/4 cup fresh, chopped basil, plus extra for finishing
- Prepare 1 lb linguine pasta
- Make ready Parmesan cheese to top
When eggplant looks good in the store, I just can't pass it up. In a skillet over medium heat, add a big drizzle of olive oil. Saute the sliced garlic for a couple minutes or until starting to soften. Add the diced fresh tomatoes, canned diced tomatoes, the oregano and dried basil (or sub Italian seasoning) , the red chili flakes.
Instructions to make Spicy Eggplant Pasta:
- Cut the eggplants crosswise, into 1 inch thick slices. Lay the slices on a baking sheet, salt them well on both sides, and set aside for half an hour or so
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Lightly coat two tablespoons of olive oil over the eggplant, tossing the slices to coat them. Sprinkle with sea salt and black pepper. Arrange them in a single layer on the baking sheet and roast them until they're tender and browning, about 20 minutes.
- While the eggplant roasts, heat remaining tablespoon of the olive oil on low heat in a large saucepan. Add the onions and the minced garlic and sauté them until onions are soft (8 to 10 minutes). Add the tomatoes, oregano, pepper flakes, and basil. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, till the sauce has thickened up, about 10 to 12 minutes. When the eggplant is ready, remove it from the oven, chop it into 1 inch pieces, and add it to the sauce. Continue to simmer gently on very low heat.
- Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain the pasta and gently fold in the sauce. Top the pasta with additional chopped basil and red pepper flakes to taste. Serve.
Pasta alla Norma is a classic Sicilian dish of pasta with eggplant and tomato. Pasta alle melanzane e pomodoro in Italian, is a classic simple dish that packs in flavor and good-for-you ingredients. Supposedly, the name of the dish comes from a famous Sicilian opera (yes, it's Norma ) composed by Vincenzo Bellini. Evenly coat each slice with the salt and purge on a sheet pan. Eggplant cubes are stir-fried until browned, then simmered in a spicy Asian-inspired sauce with onion and garlic until meltingly tender.
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