Title: Silvana's Sausage and Eggplant Sauce
Categories: Sauce Pasta
Yield: 1 Unknown

OUR ITALIAN HERITAGE
1	lb	Italian sweet sausage
1		Eggplant
2	lg	Garlic cloves; mashed
10		Fresh parsley sprigs; leaves only
3	tb	Olive oil
1/4	c	Butter
1/4	lb	Onions; diced
1	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Pepper
3		Green peppers; sliced thin
3	c	Peeled canned tomatoes; chopped
		Parmesan cheese; grated
		Spaghetti; al dente

Remove sausage from casing, crumble into small pieces. Wash and dry eggplant, do not peel. Cut into 6 crosswise slices and then into 1/2" cubes. Chop garlic and parsley together.

Combine oil and butter in saucepan and heat. Add onions and cook until med. brown. Add sausage, brown for 10 mins. Add garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper and cook for 10 mins. longer. Add green peppers, eggplant cubes, and tomatoes. Stir and cook for 45 mins., slowly. Serve sauce over cooked spaghetti and pass the Parmesan cheese.

Source: Silvana R. Graham (La Nuova Sicilia Lodge #1251)

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