Pasta alla Norma
A delicious Sicilian tomato sauce with eggplant served with rigatoni and ricotta cheese. This simple pasta is quick and easy to prepare, healthy, provides well-balanced macro nutrients and brings the pleasure of the Sicilian cuisine to you!
Kochutensilien
- 1 pot
- 1 non-stick sauté pan
- 1 colander
Zutaten
- 1 eggplant
- salt
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 120 g whole wheat pasta (~3,4 oz) e.g. Rigatoni
- 2 shallots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 300 g cherry tomatoes (~ 10,5 oz)
- ½ teaspoon coconut blossom sugar alternatively brown sugar
- 25 g tomato paste (~ 1 heaped tbsp)
- 200 g strained tomatoes (~ 7 oz)
Optional
- 200 g king prawns (~ 7 oz) ready to cook (deveined, peeled and thawed)
alternatively chicken, tofu or another protein source of choice
To Serve
- 40 g ricotta cream cheese (~2 tbsp) alternatively (cooked) ricotta hard cheese, pecorino or parmesan cheese
Anleitungen
Eggplant
- Cut the eggplant into cubes of about 1cm, put them in a colander and mix them with plenty of salt (at least ont to two teaspoons). Put them aside for 20 to 30 minutes in order to remove the bitterness from the eggplant. Then rinse the eggplant thoroughly with water and pat dry.
Eggplant Tomato Sauce
- Heat up the pan and add one teaspoon of the olive oil. Sauté the eggplant over mediu-high heat for 5 minutes, tossing occasionally.
- Meanwhile, bring the water for the pasta to a boil and then cook the pasta al dente according to the package instructions.
- At the same time, peel and finely dice the shallots and garlic cloves. Then wash the tomatoes and halve or quarter them, depending on their size.
- Once the eggplant is soft and slightly roasted, add the remaining oil, shallots and garlic to the pan and sauté for one or two minutes until translucent.
- Then add the tomatoes and sauté for another two to three minutes. Next, add the tomato paste, coconut blossom sugar and give everything a nice toss.
- Reduce the heat to low and add the strained tomatoes, give it a gentle toss. Now let the sauce simmer on low heat until the pasta is ready, but at least for five minutes. (If you like, add the king prawns to the sauce for the last 2 to 3 minutes.)
Serve
- Add the pasta to the sauce, stir well, season with a little more salt if needed, and then divide between two plates. Serve with the ricotta cheese and basil.
Notizen
nutritional values per serving (including the king prawns):
- calories: 466 kcal
- fat: 10 g
- carbohydrates: 58 g
- protein: 32 g
Nährwerte
Calories: 466kcal
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