Spaghetti With Tomato And Aubergine Eggplant Sauce Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is soft.
• Stir in bell pepper, eggplant, tomatoes, wine, basil, and oregano.
• Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Serve sauce over spaghetti.

SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATO AND AUBERGINE (EGGPLANT) SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut aubergine into cubes and sprinkle with salt.
• Drain and pat dry after 15-20 mins Heat oil for frying aubergine in a frying pan and shallow fry till golden brown Drain and set aside Heat virgin olive oil in a pan, add garlic, chilli flakes or chillies and cook for a minute or till garlic just begins to turn colour.
• Mix in olives, capers, tomatoes, puree and dried seasoning or fresh herbs Season with salt and pepper to taste Cover pan and cook sauce on low heat for 30-35 minutes.
• or till tomatoes are cooked through and sauce has thickened Add fried aubergine cubes and remove from heat.
• Cook spaghetti according to packet instructions.
• Drain and add spaghetti to sauce Add basil leaves and toss pasta in sauce till well coated Serve immediately with grated Parmesan on the side.

EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SAUCE FOR PASTA

Steps:

• In a very large kettle, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic; cook until the onion is soft.
• Add tomatoes, eggplant, bell pepper, tomato paste, basil, oregano, sugar, salt, pepper, and wine; stir.
• Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Put into hot jars and seal.
• Makes 7 pints or 4 quarts.
• Process in hot water bath for 40 minutes.
• This is very good served over pasta with Mozzarella cheese.

SPAGHETTI WITH EGGPLANT AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan cook the onion and the garlic in 2 tablespoons of the oil over the moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened, add the tomatoes with the juice, and simmer the sauce, uncovered, breaking up the tomatoes and stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until it is thickened.
• While the sauce is simmering, cut the eggplant into 1/2-inch dice, divide it between 2-jelly-roll pans, and drizzle it with the remaining 4 tablespoons oil. Bake the eggplant on the upper and lower racks of a preheated 400°.F. oven for 10 minutes, stir it and switch the pan positions in the oven. Bake the eggplant for 10 minutes more, or until it is very tender and golden, and stir it into the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a kettle of boiling salted water boil the spaghetti until it is al dente and drain it well. Divide the spaghetti among dinner plates and spoon the sauce in the center of each serving.