Pasta alla Norma - Italian Recipe

Pasta alla Norma

🌍 Italian, Sicily (Catania) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Catania's famous pasta, named after Bellini's opera. The eggplant must be fried until deeply coloured and drained on paper before it goes near the pasta. Ricotta salata is grated over the top — it is salty and firm, nothing like fresh ricotta.

Ingredients

• 400g rigatoni or penne
• 2 eggplants, diced
• 400g canned tomatoes
• 2 garlic cloves
• 100g salted ricotta, grated
• Basil, olive oil

Method

1. Salting — Salt and fry eggplant until golden; drain.
2. Making — Make tomato sauce with garlic and basil.
3. Adding — Add eggplant to sauce; toss with pasta.
4. Topping — Top with grated salted ricotta.

Tags: rigatoni or penne, eggplants, canned tomatoes, garlic cloves, salted ricotta · Source: Brittani's Almanac