Siciliana Sauce For Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 anchovies
• 1 cup black olives, pitted and chopped
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 small eggplant, peeled and chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 cans tomatoes (with the juice)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a deep pot, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• 2 add onions, eggplant and red pepper.
• 3 cook until eggplant is soft.
• 4 add garlic, tomatoes, sugar, wine and pepper flake.
• 5 crush tomatoes with a fork.
• 6 bring to a boil.
• 7 put heat on low and let simmer for 45 minutes.
• 8 add anchovies, capers, tomato paste, basilic and parsley.
• 9 add salt and pepper, cover and cook 5 minutes more.