# Caponata

Caponata is a rich and aromatic Sicilian aubergine and vegetable stew that gets better over time.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Aubergine
- Maldon sea salt flakes
- Celery
- Onion
- Courgette
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Garlic
- Tinned tomatoes
- Salted capers
- Green olives
- Pine nuts
- Red wine vinegar
- Peppercorns
- Sugar
- Basil
- Chicken breast
- Potatoes
- Olive oil

## Instructions

1. Partially peel the aubergine and cut it into cubes.
2. Salt the cubed aubergine generously and set aside to brine.
3. Chop celery.
4. Chop onion.
5. Shallow fry the aubergine until golden.
6. Drain the excess oil from the fried aubergine and place them on paper towels.
7. In the same pan, cook down the onion and celery.
8. Salt the onion and celery mixture.
9. Cut the courgette into cubes and add to the pan.
10. Cut the tomatoes and peppers, then add them to the pan.
11. Add sliced garlic to the pan.
12. Pour in tinned tomatoes.
13. Add the drained fried aubergine back into the pan and mix.
14. Wash off salted capers and add them to the stew.
15. Slightly crush green olives and add them to the stew.
16. Toast pine nuts until golden.
17. Prepare agrodolce by combining red wine vinegar, peppercorns, and sugar, then heat until sugar dissolves.
18. Add the agrodolce to the stew.
19. Stir in fresh basil.
20. Add the toasted pine nuts to the caponata.
21. Pan-fry chicken breast until golden and cooked through.
22. Boil potatoes.
23. Serve the caponata with chicken breast and potatoes, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Large bowl
- Frying pan
- Colander
- Paper towels
- Small pot

## Tips

- The dish improves in flavour over days.
- Adding some raw celery just before serving can provide a vegetal crunch.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNIi1rlMFks/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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- Extracted: 2026-01-04

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