Penne Con Funghi E Melanzane

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 eggplant
• 2 cups mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup cream
• 3 cups dry penne
• salt, pepper
• vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 slice the eggplant and place on a plate covered with paper towel. sprinkle with salt and leave aside for 1 hour. it will help to get rid of the bitter taste that eggplant sometimes might have.
• 2 after 1 hour clean the eggplant under cold running water and pat dry.
• 3 chop the eggplant and mushrooms into cubes.
• 4 in a skillet melt the oil with 1 tbsp butter. add onion and saute until soft. add garlic, rosemary, eggplant and mushrooms and leave simmering for 5 minutes stirring from time to time.
• 5 pour wine and wait until absorbed. pour stock and leave simmering for roughly 15 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile cook the pasta according to a package instructions.
• 7 add some hot water from the pasta to a cream and mix until combined. pour over the sauce, stir and simmer few more minutes. season with salt and pepper and serve with some parmesan or romano cheese sprinkled on a top.