Chef Michael Smith is Kansas City’s first James Beard Award-winning chef and is getting ready to celebrate 10 years in the Crossroads.
Michael Smith 10th Anniversary Dinners
Date: July 12 - 13, 2017
Location: Michael Smith Restaurant
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $145; July 12 is sold out but seats still available for July 13
To RSVP: nancy@michaelsmithkc.com/816-842-2202
Michael Smith’s Chitarra Spaghetti alla Norma
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 red onion - thinly sliced
- 2 medium Japanese eggplant - cut 1/4-inch cubes
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound chitarra spaghetti
- ½ cup marinara sauce
- 2 cups halved summer cherry tomatoes
- 10 fresh basil leaves - roughly torn
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked Black Pepper
- 6 ounces ricotta salata - for grating on finished pasta
Method
Heat olive oil in a large skillet and sauté the onion until lightly brown. Add eggplant and cherry tomatoes and cook until soft. Add marinara sauce, basil, salt and pepper. Stir together until a good sauce is formed. Cook spaghetti in a very large pot of salted water until al dente. Strain pasta a combine with sauce. Stir coat the pasta well with the Norma sauce.
To Serve
Serve in individual bowls or a platter. Drizzle with more extra virgin olive oil and the grated ricotta salata.
