Eggplant Smoked Goudagiana

I made this one night when I was making eggplant and happened to have some smoked gouda, and was quite pleased with the results. It includes my standard tomato sauce recipe as well and makes enough sauce for 3/4 to 1 lb of pasta.

Ingredients
1 eggplant
Olive Oil
1/2 a medium onion, diced
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1 small can of tomato paste
Wine or vodka
Salt
Pepper
Basil (fresh if you have it)
Pasta, your preference
Smoke gouda sliced- depends on how thick you want the slices, I used about 1/8 lb

1. Slice up eggplant about 1/2" thick and fry in a pan with olive oil over medium heat until both sides are browned.
2. Place them on a cookie sheet in the oven 325 degrees.
3. Put the diced onion and chopped clove of garlic in the pan, cook until soft.
4. Add diced tomatoes, a small can of tomato paste, enough wine (or vodka) to make it saucy, salt, pepper and basil (if it's fresh basil, don't add it until the pasta is done).
5. When you're ready to cook the pasta, spoon a little sauce on each eggplant slice and cover with thin sliced smoked gouda.
6. Put the eggplant back in the oven, start cooking the pasta and it will be ready when the pasta is done.