Sicilian Style Pasta with Eggplant Tomatoes and Ricotta Salata Pasta Alla Norma Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
• 3/4 pounds small Italian or Japanese eggplants (2 to 3 small eggplants), trimmed, split in half lengthwise, and cut into 3/8th-inch half moons (see note above)
• Kosher salt
• 3 medium cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand into 1/2-inch chunks
• 1 pound dry ridged, tubular pasta such as rigatoni or penne rigate
• Handful fresh small basil leaves, or roughly torn large leaves
• 2 ounces aged ricotta salata, finely grated (see note above)

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