@al_dante_channel: Eggplant Caponata 📕Recipe here: ❂ Ingredients: 1 kg/ 2.2 lb of Eggplants 500g. Peeled and seedless tomatoes 1/2 cup Tomato sauce 1 Onion 1 Stalk of celery 200g. pitted green olives 50g. Capers 40g. Sugar 50g. White wine vinegar 60g. Roasted pine nuts Salt/Pepper to taste Olive oil Ciabatta Cream Cheese Basil ❂ Cooking process: ⁃ Cut the eggplant into small cubes, salt and leave for an hour to drain the juice. ⁃ After the eggplants have drained the juice, fry them in oil until golden brown and put on a paper towel. ⁃ Scald the tomatoes with boiling water and remove the skin. Cut into small cubes without seeds. ⁃ Chop the onion, celery, olives and roast the pine nuts. ⁃ In a large pan saute the onion and celery for a few minutes in olive oil over medium heat. Then add tomatoes and tomato paste or sauce. Salt/pepper. ⁃ To the pan add pitted good quality green olives and rinsed capers. Also, add sugar and white wine vinegar. Cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally to avoid sticking. ⁃ Add in the eggplant and pine nuts and cook for 3 more minutes to ensure the caponata is well mixed. ⁃ Caponata is served chilled with or without a slice of ciabatta). Enjoy this delicious appetizer! 😋 #caponata #caponatasiciliana #italianfood #EasyRecipe #eggplantrecipe