The eggplant sauce is a dish you must try, especially if you love this vegetable.
To prepare the recipe, I also used sun-dried tomatoes that gave the dish an extra kick.
Follow me in the kitchen and let’s prepare it together.
If you love eggplants, here are some other delicious recipes selected for you:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
Ingredients
Let’s see the ingredients we need
- 3 oz onion
- 1.5 oz sun-dried tomatoes
- 1.4 oz extra virgin olive oil (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 leaf bay leaf
- 10.5 oz eggplant (long variety)
- 8.8 oz tomato pulp
- 1 tsp fine salt (to taste)
- 1 pinch sugar
- 0.7 oz pecorino (grated)
Tools
- 1 Pot
- 1 Colander
- 1 Ladle
- 1 Knife
Steps
Take a saucepan and put inside the finely chopped onion, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a bay leaf, and the eggplant cut into cubes.
Sauté these ingredients together and when golden, add the tomato pulp or passata, fine salt, a pinch of sugar, and then start cooking.
The sauce should cook gently for about 45 minutes.
When the sauce is almost ready, I cooked the gnocchi, drained, and plated them. Choose the pasta shape you like best.
Don’t forget a nice grating of pecorino to finish the dish.
Enjoy your meal
The eggplant sauce can be used to dress any pasta you like.
I also tried it to dress lasagna, it’s delicious.
This sauce pairs wonderfully with both dry and homemade fresh pasta.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Will you try my eggplant sauce?
Make it again because it’s a different and delicious way to enjoy this vegetable.
The eggplant is rich in antioxidants with health benefits and helps protect against cardiovascular diseases, and more.
If you like, follow my cooking adventures on my INSTAGRAM page
