# Sicilian-Style Rigatoni

A delicious pasta dish with lightly fried eggplant, creamy mozzarella, and a bold tomato sauce.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 20 cherry tomatoes
- 1 red onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 130 g tomato paste
- 1 glass white wine
- 1 eggplant
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 0 parmesan cheese
- 1 portion rigatoni pasta
- 8 mozzarella balls
- 3 basil leaves
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes

## Instructions

1. Cut cherry tomatoes in half.
2. In a pan, sauté halved cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onion, and garlic cloves with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
3. Add tomato paste and stir.
4. Add white wine and stir.
5. Blend the tomato mixture using an immersion blender.
6. Strain the tomato mixture to remove skins and seeds.
7. Slice the eggplant into rounds.
8. Lightly fry the eggplant slices in olive oil until golden brown.
9. Add the strained tomato sauce to the pan with the eggplant.
10. Add cooked rigatoni pasta to the pan, along with grated parmesan cheese and pasta cooking water.
11. Stir well to combine and coat the pasta evenly with the sauce.
12. Serve the pasta in a bowl.
13. Add mozzarella balls and fried eggplant slices as a topping.
14. Garnish with basil leaves, red pepper flakes, and a drizzle of olive oil.
15. Serve and enjoy!

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- frying pan
- immersion blender
- strainer
- grater
- spoon
- fork

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGQsNgCvkYe/?igsh=MTdpNzRvdzNhYmI3aA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/574e0b29-7c38-4579-86c0-de7c745cc82c
- Extracted: 2025-03-07

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