I'm Hooked On This Sicilian Pasta



This classic Pasta alla Norma Recipe of simmered tomato sauce with flash-fried fresh eggplant with cheese and basil is an …

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17 Comments

  1. Maybe you can help. I've never had eggplant b/c most dishes when it's the main ingredient swim in it, and if I don't like it, now I've wasted a whole dish. Is there some type of side dish with eggplant that a beginner can try? I feel like Baba Ganoush wouldn't help, b/c again texture like you said. It's already mush.

  2. When I was a kid I refused to eat eggplant. « It’s purple, I don’t eat purple anything » Now, I will devour eggplant parmigiana. I am also of Sicilian background.

  3. Coat the eggplant in kosher salt and let it sit in a bowl to draw out the moisture. Rinse well and pat dry before frying. I also use this method for zucchini and summer squash, stays much firmer when pan fried. The dish you made looked very good btw

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