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Eggplant and tomato sauce

Eggplant and tomato sauce

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A refined sauce made with eggplant and tomato, perfect for accompanying your vegetable or meat dishes.

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Recipe from MediaWiki default, CTHOE, Jozeil and 1 other contributors (KochWiki), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This simple and delicious recipe is perfect for those who enjoy the subtle flavour of eggplant in a tomato sauce. Without large chunks of eggplant, it offers a smooth and creamy texture.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$4.26 $1.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

3 people
  • $0.60
  • $0.15
  • $1.75
  • $1.22
  • $0.04
  • $0.03
  • $0.47

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and dry the eggplants, then dice them into approximately 1 cm cubes using a large knife. Dice the onions as well, but into smaller pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat the olive oil in a pan, then add the onions, before adding the eggplants.
  3. Eggplants absorb a lot of oil when raw, but lose that oil once cooked. ≈ 3 min
  4. If oil paint isn’t enough, add a little more (the eggplant seeds will become darker if they are completely saturated with oil paint). ≈ 3 min
  5. Then, add the tomato sauce and season to taste. ≈ 2 min
  6. Spices that require more time to release their aroma, such as rosemary, which should be added before cooking, while other spices should be added afterward. ≈ 3 min
  7. Don’t forget the salt and pepper! ≈ 3 min
  8. To reduce the acidity of tomatoes, you can add a little sugar. ≈ 3 min
  9. Finally, add the cream. ≈ 3 min
  10. It’s not necessary to boil it any further, and this allows the sauce to cool slightly, which helps to prevent children from burning their mouths.

The bill

Eggplant and tomato sauce

  • 5 tablespoons of olive oil$0.60
  • 1 small onion$0.15
  • 1 eggplant (about 300g)$1.75
  • 400 ml of tomato sauce (for example, crushed tomatoes)$1.22
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar or apple juice$0.04
  • salt and pepper$0.03
  • approximately 100 ml of thick cream$0.47

Total$4.26

that's $1.42 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 eggplant (about 300g)
  • 400 ml of tomato sauce (for example, crushed tomatoes)
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar or apple juice
  • salt and pepper
  • Spices to taste (basil, Herbes de Provence, rosemary, oregano, thyme, sage)
  • approximately 100 ml of thick cream

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