Pasta all Norma or Pasta with Eggplant, Tomato Sauce, and Ricotta
 
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Pasta All Norma - typical Italian pasta dish from Sicily
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • ½ pound of pasta (short shape such as penne or rigatoni
  • ½ pound of eggplant (Japanese or Sicilian variety)
  • ½ cup of ricotta
  • Tomato sauce (prepared in advance)
  • Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
  • Fresh basil
Process
  1. Cut the eggplant into cubes and lightly salt (let the salt draw out some of the water from the eggplant). In a large frying pan add olive oil and pan fry eggplant until golden brown (remove to a plate).
  2. Remove the excess oil and add the tomato sauce and eggplant, cooking for 5 minutes or until the tomato sauce is re-heated. Add the cooked pasta to the pan and stir well. Add the ricotta and stir again. Add the shredded basil and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
  3. Prior to serving, shave a bit more of the ricotta on top of the pasta.
Recipe by Scordo.com - Italian Food Recipes and Lifestyle at http://www.scordo.com/pasta/pasta_all_norma_eggplant_tomatosauce_ricotta.html