SicilianItalian
Pasta Alla Norma
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
A classic Sicilian pasta dish with fried eggplant, tomato sauce, basil, and salted ricotta.
- Cook
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
8 items- EggplantsFinely cut, then halved
- SaltTo taste
- Extra Virgin Olive OilFor frying and sauce
- BasilFresh, for sauce and garnish
- Spring OnionGreen onion
- GarlicCrushed
- PastaAny short pasta
- Salted RicottaSalted ricotta, grated
Method
- Cut the eggplants finely, then cut them in half.
- Add salt to the eggplants.
- Fry the eggplants in extra virgin olive oil.
- Prepare the simple sauce: heat extra virgin olive oil, add basil, green onion, and crushed garlic.
- Cook the pasta in the sauce for 10 minutes.
- Add some basil to keep the sauce moist.
- Finish with salted ricotta.
Chef Max Mariola
Professional chefReviewer1.1M subscribers on YouTube400.6M total channel viewsChef italiano. Ricette cucinate a casa, focus completo sulle ricette.
