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Italian Eggplant Capanota

Heather Thomas, sloCooking

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 celery stalk chopped
  • 1 medium eggplant cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 1 red bell pepper seeded and cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 14 ½ ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
  • 3 tbsp. gold raisins
  • ½ tsp. dried oregano
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 4 tsp. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. capers rinsed and drained
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil over medium-high heat
  • Add onion, cook until soft
  • Add celery and eggplant, cook until soft
  • Add bell pepper and cook about 5 minutes
  • Mix in tomato, raisins, oregano
  • Simmer over medium-low heat, stir frequently
  • Cook about 20 minutes until thick
  • Stir in vinegar, sugar, capers, salt and pepper
  • Serve warm as a sauce