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Caponata Subs

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves (fine chopped)
  • 1 large Spanish Onion (1/2-inch dice)
  • 2 ribs celery (cut into 1/4-inch slices)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh chopped thyme
  • 2 1/2 pounds eggplant (2 medium, sliced into 1/2-inch cubes, about 4 cups)
  • 6 ounces tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup dried currants
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I reduced this to 1/4 teaspoon)
  • 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes (I reduced to 1/2 tsp)
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 16 ounce French Baguette bread (1 baguette)
  • 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated Provolone cheese
  • Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
  • Marinara Sauce (optional, to serve)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°F.

  • Step 2: In a 14-inch sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Add the garlic, onion, celery, thyme, eggplant, and a good pinch of salt. Stir together, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, or until the eggplant turns golden. If it looks a little dry, add a little more oil.

  • Step 3: Add the tomato paste, currants, pine nuts, cinnamon (I used 1/4 tsp), cocoa powder, and pepper flakes and continue to cook for 3 minutes more.

  • Step 4: Add the vinegar and allow it to evaporate. Add the sugar, salt and pepper to taste, and water and cook for 5 minutes more, then remove from the heat.

  • Step 5: Place the Baguette pieces in the oven to toast until golden. Remove and stuff each Baguette piece with about 1/2 cup of the Caponata and top with Pecorino Romano and Provolone.

  • Step 6: Place the stuffed Bread on a baking sheet and return it to the oven. Bake until the Cheese is nicely melted. Remove and serve with Hot Marinara Sauce (optional).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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