brown the sausage in a nice deep pot--no need to spatter the top of you stove!

while it's cooking wash the eggplant and cut it in to bite size chunks

fill a bowl with water and add a TBSP of salt swish to combine and add the eggplant

let it rest in the salty water for 15 minutes

when the sausage is done cooking drain off the grease

reduce heat to low to avoid burning it

start washing, chopping and adding the vegetables to the pot

stir the mix every couple minutes to keep it from sticking too much

once all the veggies are added add the tomatoes and the seasonings--hold off on the salt until later though!

drain the eggplant, rinse it well and add it too

add a bit of water if there doesn't seem to be enough liquid-don't worry the veggies will release liquid and a quarter to half cup of water will not matter

cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes-roughly the time it takes to roll out a pizza, top it and bake it

once it has simmered taste it and add salt and pepper as needed

stir in the pepperoni and serve piping hot