Ingredients
1 package tagliatelle from Gastronomia Piccinini
2 eggplant, cut into ½ -inch cubes
1 cup (200 gr.) cherry tomatoes or 1 12-ounces can tomato purée
3 ounces (100 gr.) salted ricotta, grated
3-4 tbs EVO oil, plus more for frying
1 garlic clove, minced
Products used
- Salt the eggplant cubes to draw out the bitter juice, leave them for 30 minutes.
- In a large skillet fry the rinsed, squeezed dry cubes in olive oil .
- In another pan simmer the garlic in 3 tbs EVO oil for 2 minutes, then add the cherry tomatoes cut into fours or the tomato purée.
- Boil tagliatelle in 5 quarts salted water. Pick them out as soon as they float up and dress them with the sauce and the fried eggplant.
- Plate up and douse generously with salted ricotta.
Recommended wine: Grillo doc.
This recipe comes from the expert hands of Patrizia, you can find it in her fb page:
https://www.facebook.com/patrizialatesterchetisfizia