Pasta alla Norma

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    547
based on 14 ratings

A classic of Sicilian home cooking, pasta alla Norma features a deliciously rich tomato sauce and golden pieces of fried aubergine. If you can’t find boccole pasta, use any short tubular pasta available to hold that delicious sauce. Any leftovers will keep refrigerated for up to three days.

recipe updated 1 Apr 2025

Ingredients

  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Aubergine icon
    Aubergine
    300 g
  • Ricotta salata icon
    Ricotta salata
    as needed
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    4 tablespoons
  • Canned whole san marzano tomatoes icon
    Canned whole san marzano tomatoes
    400 g
  • Fine sea salt icon
    Fine sea salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Fine sea salt icon
    Fine sea salt
    1 tablespoon
  • Boccole pasta icon
    Boccole pasta
    400 g
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    5 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Colander
  • kCook icon Large saucepan

Step preview

  1. Fit the Stir Tool and Stir Assist Clip
  2. Add oil into the appliance bowl
  3. Heat - 1 minute, 140ºC, speed Off
  4. Add the next ingredient
  5. Cook - 5 minutes, 140ºC, speed Stir 2
  6. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked aubergine into a medium bowl
  7. Repeat the same process with the rest of aubergine
  8. Add the ingredient into the appliance bowl
  9. Cook - 1 minute, 110ºC, speed Stir 1
  10. Add the next ingredients
  11. Cook - 10 minutes, 100ºC, speed Stir 2
  12. Add water into a large pot and bring to the boil - high heat
  13. Add salt, stir to dissolve and then add pasta
  14. Cook - 9 minutes, medium-high heat
  15. Drain pasta into colander, then set aside
  16. Add the cooked aubergine into the appliance bowl
  17. Cook - 5 minutes, 102ºC, speed Stir 3
  18. Add the cooked pasta and stir through using a wooden spoon
  19. Divide the pasta between the serving bowls
  20. Top with basil and cheese
  21. Serve
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