Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pasta alla norma. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little 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. 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'.
Pasta Alla Norma is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Pasta Alla Norma is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pasta alla norma using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pasta Alla Norma:
- Make ready 1 small eggplant
- Get 1 tomato, diced
- Make ready 3 garlic clove, finely chopped
- Get 1/4 onion, finely chopped
- Get 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp dried herbs
- Take 1/4 cup vegetable broth
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- Take salt and pepper
- Make ready 2 servings angel hair pasta
A recipe simple in ingredients, eggplants, tomatoes, basil, garlic and Ricotta Salata, but so tasty and rich in history. 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. (Pasta ca' Norma).
Steps 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!
This Sicilian classic is traditionally made with tomato sauce, eggplants, ricotta salata cheese, and fresh basil. The dish is said to be named in honor of La Norma, the famous opera. Pasta alla Norma, made with baked or roasted eggplant, ricotta, tomatoes, pasta, and fresh herbs, is an authentic Sicilian dinner that's welcome any day of the week, any night of the year. An easy main-dish pasta that's anything but Norma(l). Reviews for: Photos of Pasta alla Norma.
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