Sicilian-Style Penne Caponata

Name: Sicilian-Style Penne Caponata with Sausage Meat and Aubergine
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 Bell Pepper; 200 Penne Pasta; 15 Cider Vinegar; 30 Olives; 225 Pork Sausage Meat; 1 Chicken Stock Powder; 1 Aubergine; 1 Whole Peeled Tomatoes; 40 Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese; 1 Red Onion; 100 Water for the Sauce

with Sausage Meat and Aubergine

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This recipe was inspired by our Patrick's love for all things Italian. Caponata is a classic Sicilian aubergine dish bursting with 'agrodolce' flavours - that's the Italian word for sweet and sour! But Patrick can't resist experimenting in the kitchen and has included some sausage in his caponata. Sicilians are notoriously protective of their recipes, so let's make sure it stays our delicious little secret, OK?

Allergens:

Sulphites

•Cereals containing gluten

•Milk

•Egg

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total30 minutes

Active 25 minutes

DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

Bell Pepper

200

Penne Pasta

Cider Vinegar

(Contains: Sulphites)

Olives

225

Pork Sausage Meat

(Contains: Sulphites, Cereals containing gluten May contain traces of: Celery, Soya, Nuts, Fish, Milk, Egg, Mustard)

Chicken Stock Powder

Aubergine

(May contain traces of: Celery)

Whole Peeled Tomatoes

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains: Milk, Egg)

Red Onion

Not included in your delivery

100

Water for the Sauce

Nutritional information

Energy (kcal)832 kcal

Energy (kJ)3481 kJ

Fat31 g

of which saturates12 g

Carbohydrate95 g

of which sugars17 g

Protein42 g

Salt3.3 g

Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

•Chopping Board

•Medium Saucepan

•Knife

•Baking Tray

•Grill Pan

•Large Frying Pan

•Bowl

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 220°C. Trim the aubergine then halve lengthways. Chop each half into four long strips then chop widthways into roughly 2cm pieces. Halve, peel and chop the red onion into small pieces. Halve the pepper and discard the core and seeds. Slice into thin strips. Put a large saucepan of water with 0.5 tsp of salt on to boil for the pasta.

Spread the aubergine and pepper out on a baking tray. Drizzle over some oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast on the top shelf of your oven until soft and a little crispy around the edges, 15-20 mins, turning halfway through.

Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Once hot, add the sausage meat. Cook until browned, 5-6 mins, break it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Add the onion to the sausage meat, stir together and cook until the onion has softened, 4-5 mins. Add the cider vinegar and cook until almost evaporated.

Pour the whole peeled tomatoes into your pan along with the chicken stock powder and water (see ingredients for amount). Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar (if you have some). Use a spoon to break up the tomatoes, then stir together and leave to simmer and thicken, 10-15 mins. Stir every few mins.

Meanwhile, add the penne to your pan of boiling water. Cook for 12 mins then drain in a colander, return to the pan off the heat and drizzle with a little oil to stop it from sticking.

Once the aubergine and pepper are ready, remove from your oven and stir into the tomato sauce along with the olives. We like to leave our olives whole for texture but chop them up if you'd like to, or leave out altogether if you're not a fan! Stir the pasta into the caponata. Serve in big bowls and sprinkle the hard Italian cheese over the top. Buon appetito!