{"id":14666,"date":"2023-09-12T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegeneticchef.com\/?p=14666"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:49:14","slug":"sauteed-eggplant-and-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegeneticchef.com\/sauteed-eggplant-and-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"SAUTEED EGGPLANT AND TOMATOES - MELANZANE A FUNGHETTO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saut\u00e9ed Eggplant and Tomatoes (melanzane a funghetto) is a quick side dish that\u2019s simple to prepare and good for you. Can be served as a side, as part of an antipasto, as a topping for bread, or on top of pasta.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although the name of this dish contains \u201cfunghetto\u201d which translates to \u201cmushroom\u201d, it actually means that when the eggplant is sauteed it has the texture of mushrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are no mushrooms in this dish. I would have translated it to melanzane e pomodori which makes more sense. But, who am I to change it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's best to use a 1 - 1 \u00bd pound eggplant. Any larger and you will have too many seeds which will make this bitter. If you want to use smaller ones that's fine. Just use enough to make 1 - 1 \u00bd pounds. Okay? Okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t need to peel the eggplant or salt it. Just slice off the ends then chop the eggplant into 1-inch cubes. It doesn\u2019t really matter if they\u2019re a little bigger, just cut them the size that you can fit them into your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plum tomatoes work well here because they don\u2019t have a lot of seeds, but you can use whatever tomatoes you like. If they contain a lot of seeds, just remove some of them before chopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All you have to do is heat up some olive oil in a skillet. It doesn\u2019t have to be extra virgin either. In fact, my family used regular olive oil when cooking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extra virgin olive oil was always saved for salads or drizzling on top of food before serving. Just know, you don\u2019t have to cook with the expensive stuff. Save it for finishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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