Discover a Sicilian sweet and sour eggplant warm salad called caponata | Pasta Grannies

Rosaria comes from a family of fishermen and this is her grandmother's recipe for caponata, a great all-in-one meal for the summer months. Omit the swordfish and the dish is vegan; fish or no fish, the key to making a great caponata is to cook the ingredients separately and combine them. This maximises the flavours. Make more than you need and serve the leftovers the next day - it will be even more delicious.
2 medium eggplant/aubergine, 2 large bell peppers, chopped into fork-friendly chunks, fried separately in oil, drained, excess oil removed.
one head of celery, sliced and simmered in water until tender, drained
2 onions, chopped, softened in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, to which one adds a 140g (ie small) tin of tomato concentrate. Use the tin to measure out white wine vinegar. If you didn't use a tin of concentrate, add 70ml and be prepared to adjust the acidity. 200ml of tomato passata.
3 tablespoons toasted, chopped almonds (don't buy the ready chopped packets, it will taste much better to do this with plain whole almonds and toast them yourself). 3 teaspoons sugar (or more)
1 tablespoon capers, soaked, drained. 100g green olives, pitted and sliced. salt and pepper.
600g of swordfish, tuna or capone aka mahi mahi or dolphin fish. one glass of white wine.

One of the stories about the origin of caponata is the Sicilian aristocracy (centuries ago) used to make this agro-dolce dish with capone (Coryphaena hippurus) and then when the eggplant was introduced from the New World, the dish was adapted - as eggplant was cheaper than the fish. Rosaria's fishing family uses both.

[Cooked-with-Love]

I love how her husband can't wait to eat and how she sweetly scolds him! 😄😄😄

[fabioborgogno]

I'm always very touched by these videos. Almost in tears. The granny is making a piece of art. It's like watching an artist doing a sculpture

[pault]

Sicily is truly a seafood lover's paradise. I have been to the open market in Catania, best one I have seen so far

[patriciavincent]

Out of this world!!! Delicious! Handsome couple!

[june]

I love that their knives are always just like mine, not super sharp haha also their husbands are adorable, when I see them I think how cooking something delicious for someone you love is wonderful, may the live happily forever!

[aris]

In this video we can understand how healthy Mediterranean cuisine is ! 👍

[chriseven]

I LOVE ITALY. ITALIAN PEOPLES IS WORLD BEST COOKER. 😍🇮🇹😍

[PaulHopkinsEurope]

Thanks Rosaria for an amazing recipe, it is very special. I made it without the fish for vegan version and all my friend loved it. Thanks to you and Pasta Grannies for bringing it to us

[peterknaust]

Remarkable dish, the agrodolce qualities are so addictive it would indeed be hard to stop eating!

[AmandaIppolito-wg]

This looks delicious! I love how she tells her husband how it is.

[geovannacampos]

In Brazil there is a similar dish called caponata, but I've never seen made with fish. The same vegetables used in the video are roasted in the oven with olive oil and seasonings and it's served as a starter. It's not really a custom in my region but since I've discovered it it's become one of my favorites.

[kaarenjukes]

I remember caponata when I was in Sicily. I cook it from time to time but I love the few little variations that Rosa made. It is delicious. Just my sort of flavours.

[SevenDaysofStyleNY]

I love this, their relationship and also think the setup of her stovetop was ingenious as well.

[fertexas]

No fancy kitchen, no Viking range, expensive All Clad pans or Shun knives and yet, the best food ever. Coming from the soul.

[tl]

All the flavors I love, but never had this dish! Can't wait to try!!

[MilletteKish]

Thank you to all involved and special hug to Rosario for her recipe. Literally, I can’t wait to make this and master her instructions. I’m going to the store tomorrow for all fresh ingredients. ❤️ Would you please convey to Rosario how grateful I am. It is the combination of fresh fish, vinegar & tomatoes that is outstanding . Best regards, Millette from California

[junyuwang]

I first found out abt this channel on Bilibili, now that I see way more videos here I'm thrilled. Really therapeutic to watch.

[Fisklina]

I love Pasta Grannies and all the nonnas! One of my proudest moments as a food mad homecook was when one of my Italian friend's nonna said my homemade pasta was "quite alright" haha.

[kathleenkaufman]

That's right Rosario you tell him! The dish looks delicious, those peppers were huge, beautiful ceramic wall tiles.

[halitosis]

Wow this looks so delicious.
My kind of food.
Must travel to sicily one day and visit all these pasta grannies.