![making macaroni](../RECIPES/BASIC/macaroni/macche10.jpg)
| if you decide to try prepare the macaroni following the basic recipe |
while they are drying prepare the sauce: chop finely garlic and onion and fry slightly in hot pepper oil | ![fry slightly onion](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche12.jpg)
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![tomato puree](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche13.jpg)
| when browned add the tomato purée made with the peeled tomatoes and make it dense at low heat |
cut the eggplants to small cubes and flour | ![flour eggplants](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche14.jpg)
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![fry eggplants](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche15.jpg)
| fry in as few olive oil as possible, because they absorb all it |
in the meantime boil the macaroni in abundant salted water | ![boil macaroni](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche18.jpg)
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![browned eggplants](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche16.jpg)
| when the eggplants will be well browned and crispy add to the tomato sauce |
add salt, oregano and stir | ![sauce](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche17.jpg)
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![homemade macaroni](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/homemade-macaroni-boiling.1.jpg)
| drain the macaroni pasta well "al dente" |
saute macaroni alla norma in the sauce | ![macaroni in the sauce](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche2.jpg)
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![season macaroni](../ricettepag/primi/paste/maccheroni%20norma/macche3.jpg)
| then season with an abundant scratch of salted ricotta |
macaroni alla Norma | ![macaroni norma](../images/traditional/macaroni-norma.jpg)
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