About:
This is a pasta dish I first tasted when I visited one of the pasta restaurants in Tokyo Japan. I could not forget the taste and I wanted to recreate the same taste at home. It is very tasty and so appetizing to eat. Hope you can also enjoy this dish.
Ingredients
- 700g Pasta – https://amzn.to/2Rn0bqy
- 1lb Bacon – https://amzn.to/2xbOaxq
- 1 pc Eggplant – https://amzn.to/3e48RMp
- 400g Whole Tomato (1 can) – https://amzn.to/2Rn0gdQ
- 400g Crushed Tomatoes (1 can) – https://amzn.to/2RleVqd
- 5 pcs Garlic – https://amzn.to/2UPfpa1
- 1/2 Onion (minced) – https://amzn.to/2UQF2XT
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil (for cooking with Eggplant) – https://amzn.to/3bZDcd5
- 4 tbsp Olive Oil (for saute) – https://amzn.to/3bZDcd5
- 2pcs Bay Leaves – https://amzn.to/3bZDcd5
- 2 tps or more dried Basil – https://amzn.to/3e5YSpW
- 2 tsp Salt – https://amzn.to/3e7709t
- 1 tsp Pepper – https://amzn.to/2wmQ6Tk
- 2 tbsp Sugar – https://amzn.to/3aQSEYQ
- 1/4 cup White Wine – https://amzn.to/2UQCLvR
- Dried Parsley – https://amzn.to/2RihRUw
- 1/4 cup or more Parmesan Cheese – https://amzn.to/2XgGxAs
- 200g Mozzarella Cheese – https://amzn.to/34hHqu7
- Red Pepper Flakes (optional) – https://amzn.to/3aVOLCa
Steps
- Mince garlic and onion
- Slice the eggplant
- Slice the bacon into 2 to 3 inch long
- Put olive oil in the pan and cook the eggplant
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Once eggplant is cooked, set it aside
- Add cooking oil and cook the bacon. Do not over toast. Once it is slightly cooked, set it aside
- Add olive oil and start sauteing onion and garlic
- Add dried basil, red pepper flakes (optional) and bay leaves
- Add whole tomatoes and crushed tomatoes
- Cover and simmer for 2 minutes
- Add white wine
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Add sugar
- Cover and simmer for 15 minutes in low heat
- Crush the whole tomatoes. Cut them into bite size
- Add the cooked bacon and eggplant in the pan
- Add parmesan cheese
- Add dried parsley
- Boil water with salt and cooking oil
- Drop the pasta and cook it based on the instruction on the box
- Drain the pasta, place on a plate together with the sauce
- Serve it!
