5.0 from 3 votes
Homemade Eggplant Ragu
A simple and flavorful recipe that's sure to be a favorite.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 48 kcal
Course:
Others
Ingredients
- 2 eggplants
- olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 carrot diced
- 3 stalks celery diced
- 1 tin tomatoes
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350⁰F.
- Slice eggplants into 1cm discs and coat with olive oil.
- Place on eggplant discs on greased baking trays and sprinkle with salt. Allow to roast in the oven at 350⁰F for 30 minutes.
- Add some olive oil to a pot and heat.
- Add onions to the heated olive oil and sauté until they are soft and translucent. Mix in the garlic and bay leaves and allow to cook for a few seconds.
- Then add the carrots and celery. Let the carrots and celery cook on low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Add the dried basil and paprika and mix to combine.
- Stir in the tomatoes and vegetable stock and allow to simmer.
- When the eggplant has been roasted, remove it from the oven and add it to the pot. Turn the heat to high.
- Stir every so often. The eggplant will start to break apart as it cooks with the other veggies.
- Allow to simmer for 60-70 minutes. You will know it is done when the liquid has reduced and the eggplant has broken down to form the Ragu sauce.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
48kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
480mg
(20%)
Potassium
331mg
(9%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1684IU
(34%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 48
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 48kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 480mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 331mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1684IU | 34% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.