Authentic Sicilian Caponata Recipe (Classic Eggplant Dish)
Caponata is one of the most famous dishes in Sicilian cuisine. It's a rich sweet and sour eggplant dish made with fried eggplant, celery, onion, tomato, green olives, capers, vinegar, and sugar. The result is colorful, fragrant, and full of Mediterranean flavor.
- Time: 100 min
- Servings: 6
Source: Recipes from Italy
Ingredients
- large eggplants
- large white onion
- celery stalks
- tablespoons salted capers
- pitted green olives
- pine nuts
- tomato passata
- tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- white wine vinegar
- teaspoons granulated sugar
- vegetable oil
- tablespoon coarse salt
- fine salt
- ground black pepper