Description
An easy homemade marinara sauce recipe made with baby eggplants stuffed with garlic. This is not your typical marinara pasta sauce!
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 Italian Baby Eggplants (also called Indian Eggplant)
- 2 stalks celery, Chopped
- 10 cloves of Garlic, peeled
- 1 onion, Chopped
- 2 cans of crushed tomatoes (28 oz.)
- 1 can of tomato paste (6 oz.)
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp. Onion Powder
- 1 tsp. Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp. Rosemary
- 1/2 tsp. Thyme
- 1 tsp Salt (to taste)
- 1/2 tsp Red pepper (optional)
- Rind of Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Coarsely chop the onion and celery. Peel the garlic and cut cloves in half that are extra large in size. Cut lines into the baby eggplants, leaving the eggplant attached at its narrowest end. Push one garlic clove into the opening that was made in each eggplant.
- Heat the olive oil over med/high heat in a large stockpot. Add the onion and celery and sauté until fragrant and slightly translucent. Next, add the tomato paste stirring continuously for approximately 2 minutes. Then, add the dry spices, crushed tomatoes, baby eggplants, and remaining ingredients (if using).
- Reduce the heat to medium and simmer the sauce, covered, for 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Eggplants will begin to break apart and incorporate into the sauce.
- Remove from heat and immediately serve over your favorite pasta.
- Leftover sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
Keywords: Marinara, Pasta Sauce, Baby Eggplants, Vegetarian