Michael Gulotta’s Pasta ’Ncasciata (Sicilian Baked Pasta) recipe is a hearty pasta with tender eggplant, melty caciocavallo cheese, and crushed tomato sauce.
New Orleans Michael Gulotta, a veteran of Restaurant August, is a Southeast Asia devotee who prepares stellar Delta-inspired Vietnamese food in a strip mall. A huge local booster, he enlists his neighbors in ventures that now include Tana, an Italian counter spot within the gallery space Trèo.
While pasta cooks, arrange eggplant rounds evenly on a paper towel–lined baking sheet; sprinkle 2 teaspoons salt over both sides of eggplant rounds. Let stand 10 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels. Brush 2 tablespoons oil evenly on 2 baking sheets. Arrange eggplant rounds in a single layer on baking sheets, and brush 2 tablespoons oil evenly over eggplant rounds. Roast in preheated oven until softened and starting to brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and set aside until ready to use. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
While eggplant roasts, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Add pork and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring to break up meat into small pieces, until pork is browned, about 8 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes and juices, tomato paste, sugar, and remaining 3 teaspoons salt; bring to a simmer over medium-high. Reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a simmer.
Spread half of the pasta mixture in bottom of a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with half of the eggplant and 1 cup caciocavallo. Repeat layers once with remaining pasta mixture, remaining eggplant, and remaining caciocavallo. Sprinkle evenly with Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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