Eggplant Pasta Sauce Or Side Dish

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 4 cups cubed eggplants
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, drain and chop, reserve liquid
• 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• fresh basil leaves or 2 teaspoons dry basil
• 1 teaspoon sugar (or to taste)
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute' onion, garlic and eggplant in oil for five minutes. add all other ingredients (including reserved liquid from tomatoes) and bring to a boil. lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes*.
• 2 *i always cover and cook this longer (an hour or more until it tastes right to me) as i don't care for raw tasting tomatoes. when it's almost done, i uncover and cook a little longer so it thickens a bit. again, just a personal preference.
• 3 serve with freshly grated parmesan cheese.