# Sicilian-Style Rigatoni

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

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

## Ingredients

- 20 cherry tomatoes
- 1 small red onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 glass white wine
- 1 eggplant
- 250 g rigatoni pasta
- 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
- 3 leaves basil
- 8 small mozzarella balls
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes

## Instructions

1. Cut cherry tomatoes and a small red onion in half.
2. In a frying pan, sauté the garlic and red onion in olive oil.
3. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook until softened.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Add a glass of white wine to the pan.
6. Blend the tomato mixture using an immersion blender.
7. Strain the sauce.
8. Slice eggplant and fry in olive oil until golden brown.
9. Cook the rigatoni pasta al dente.
10. In a frying pan, add the tomato sauce, pasta, and parmesan cheese.
11. Toss to coat the pasta with the sauce.
12. Serve the pasta topped with fried eggplant slices, mozzarella balls, basil leaves and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

## Equipment

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2Ce7LfY/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d9944fda-7362-4daf-83e6-179bf517389b
- Extracted: 2025-03-07

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