Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pasta alla norma. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This traditional Sicilian pasta dish of sautéed eggplant tossed with tomato sauce and topped with ricotta salata makes for a satisfying. La pasta alla Norma è una pietanza dal gusto unico e avvolgente, un piatto vegetariano, preparato Chi ama la carne, invece, può provare il pollo alla Norma, un'insolita e appetitosa variante di questa. Pasta alla Norma is one of Sicily's most loved pasta dishes. Originating in Catania, (Sicily's second biggest city) it is rumoured to have been named after Vincenzo Bellini's well-loved opera 'Norma'.
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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pasta alla norma using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pasta Alla Norma:
- Take 1 small eggplant
- Prepare 1 tomato, diced
- Get 3 garlic clove, finely chopped
- Prepare 1/4 onion, finely chopped
- Make ready 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- Get 1 tsp dried herbs
- Get 1/4 cup vegetable broth
- Get 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- Get salt and pepper
- Get 2 servings angel hair pasta
Cook the penne according to the package directions. While the pasta cooks, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Pasta Alla Norma. featured in Tangy & Saucy Spaghetti Recipes. Pour the tomato sauce over the hot pasta.
Instructions to make Pasta Alla Norma:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Chop eggplant into chunks. Spray a baking tray with oil, add the eggplant, add cook the eggplant with a little salt and pepper for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, get a pot of water boiling for the pasta. Heat olive oil in a saucepan. Add the onion when the oil is hot and cook about a minute until just softened. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook another minute or until onion is translucent.
- Add the diced tomato, vegetable broth, herbs, and salt and pepper. Cook on low until it's thickened up a bit into a sauce.
- When the eggplant is done, add to your tomato sauce. Your water should be boiling by now - if you're using angel hair pasta, now is the perfect time to add it, it should only take about 5 minutes or so. If using a pasta that takes longer, get it cooking a bit before you add the eggplant, you don't want chunks of smoosh, the eggplant only needs about 5 minutes to cook in the sauce.
- When the pasta is cooked, add to your sauce and toss to coat. Top of with a little cheese and enjoy!
Pasta Alla Norma. featured in Tangy & Saucy Spaghetti Recipes. Pour the tomato sauce over the hot pasta. Add the eggplant, ricotta salata, and fresh basil. It's a summer favourite, but do you bake or fry the aubergines? And is it best served with ricotta salata, parmesan or pecorino? (Pasta ca' Norma).
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