Pasta "alla Norma"

Name: Pasta "alla Norma"
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 portion
Ingredients: 2 eggplants; 2 ½ tsp salt; 1 oz extra virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves; 28 oz plum tomatoes; 1 pinch sugar; 4 sprigs fresh basil; 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper; 53 oz water; 10 ½ oz pasta; 3 ½ oz ricotta salata

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Prep. 10 min

Total 50 min

6 portion

Ingredients

eggplants (approx. 24.5 - 25 oz) cubed (approx. ¾ in.)
2
salt divided
2 ½ tsp
extra virgin olive oil plus extra to sauté
1 oz
garlic cloves
2
plum tomatoes ripe, peeled, quartered, deseeded
28 oz
17 ½ oz canned whole tomatoes
sugar
1 pinch
fresh basil leaves only, dried and hand torn, divided
4 sprigs
freshly ground black pepper
1 pinch
water
53 oz
pasta dry, e.g. farfalle (bow tie pasta)
10 ½ oz
ricotta salata drained
3 ½ oz
3 ½ oz ricotta al forno, drained