Roulades of egg-plants

Prep. Time: 2 hours     Difficulty: High

 

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients: 300 gr. of capellini (a kind of “spaghetti”) -3 large eggplants -100 gr. of ricotta cheese -200 gr. of tomato sauce -80 gr. of parmesan cheese -12 leaves of basil -oil of best-quality -salt and pepper.

Directions: Cut the eggplants with peel in slices and put under salt, for an hour, in a colander, in order that lose the bitter. In another pot, prepare the tomato sauce. Wash, dry and brown the slices of eggplants in abundant oil. Place in a sheet of blotting paper. Cook in abundant salting hot water, the capellini, until al dente. Drain and place in a large container, add 3 quarters tomato sauce, ricotta cheese and parmesan cheese. Dredge of tomato sauce an heat-resistant pan. Stuffed the slices of eggplants with the filling, roll up and close with a toothpick and place in the heat-resistant pan. Cover with other sauce and with abundant parmesan cheese. Cover the heat-resistant pan and bake in a preheated 240° oven for 30 minutes. Garnish with the leaves of basil and pieces of ricotta cheese.

Enjoy your meal!