# Caponata

Caponata is a surprisingly rich and aromatic Sicilian aubergine and vegetable stew that gets better the longer you leave it.

- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Aubergine
- Salt
- Oil
- Onion
- Celery
- Courgette
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Garlic
- Salted capers
- Green olives
- Pine nuts
- Red wine vinegar
- Peppercorns
- Sugar
- Basil
- Chicken breast
- Potatoes
- Olive oil

## Instructions

1. Peel the aubergine in stripes, then chop it into cubes.
2. Salt the chopped aubergine and let it brine.
3. Chop the celery.
4. Chop the onion.
5. Shallow fry the aubergine until golden, then strain off excess oil and set aside.
6. Chop the courgette.
7. Cook down the onion and celery in the pan.
8. Add courgette to the pan.
9. Chop the tomatoes.
10. Chop the peppers.
11. Add tomatoes and peppers to the pan.
12. Chop the garlic.
13. Add garlic and tomato passata to the pan.
14. Add the drained aubergine back into the pan with the other vegetables.
15. Wash off salted capers.
16. Crush green olives.
17. Add washed capers and crushed green olives to the pan.
18. Toast pine nuts until golden.
19. Make an agrodolce by combining red wine vinegar, peppercorns, and sugar.
20. Add basil leaves to the Caponata.
21. Add the agrodolce to the Caponata.
22. Add toasted pine nuts to the Caponata.
23. Cook chicken breast and potatoes.
24. Serve potatoes with olive oil and salt.
25. Plate a generous amount of Caponata next to the potatoes.
26. Place sliced cooked chicken breast on top of the Caponata.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Large bowl
- Pan
- Strainer
- Small saucepan

## Tips

- Cooking in layers helps everything retain its texture really well.
- The Caponata will get better and better over days.
- Consider adding some raw celery just before serving for a bit of a vegetal crunch.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNIi1rlMFks/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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- Extracted: 2025-10-13

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