In late summer and early autumn, many are wondering how to make eggplants more interesting in order to immediately pamper loved ones with delicious dishes and surprise them with preparation in winter.
When buying eggplants, or, as they are often called, blue, do not be lazy, hold each fruit in your hands. Choose eggplant moderately plump, with a smooth and shiny dark skin.
If the skin is thin, then you can leave it on during cooking. There are two ways to avoid the bitter taste that can be present in eggplant. After washing and peeling (if necessary) the eggplants, cut them as you are going to cook and add a little salt. After ten minutes, rinse the eggplant with cold water. The second way is to soak the eggplants in salted water for 15-20 minutes.
There are too many eggplant recipes, the format of the article will not be able to accommodate even a small part, so let’s start with the simplest dish and further complicate the task.
Fried Eggplant
Ingredients:
- Eggplant – 2-3 pcs.
- Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp. l.
- Salt – to taste
- Greens – for serving.
Cut the eggplants lengthwise into thin petals, salt and set aside. After 10 minutes, rinse under running water, dry slightly and fry on both sides for 2-3 minutes. Since eggplants absorb oil a lot, pour it in a little, fry over medium heat. Serve with herbs or fresh vegetable salad.
Eggplant with cheese, tomato and pepper
Ingredients:
- Eggplant – 2 pcs.
- Tomato – 2 pcs.
- Bulgarian pepper – 1 pc.
- Russian cheese – 70-100 gr.
- Olive oil – 1 tbsp. l.
- Salt, black pepper – to taste.
Wash the vegetables, cut the eggplants lengthwise into thin strips, not cutting to the end from the side of the stalk. Cut the tomatoes into circles, peel the peppers, cut in half and cut into long slices. Finely chop or grate the cheese. Collect the “fan” – put pepper, tomato and cheese in each cut of the eggplant, place the eggplants on a greased baking sheet and open. Season with salt, pepper, drizzle with olive oil and bake in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes at 180 degrees.
Eggplant rolls with nuts
Ingredients:
- Eggplant – 1 kg.
- Walnuts – 1 tbsp
- Milk – 50 gr.
- Garlic – 2 teeth
- Sunflower oil – 3 tbsp. l.
- Hmeli-suneli (utskho) – 1/2 tsp.
- Coriander – 1/2 tsp.
- Imeretian saffron – 1/3 tsp
- Ground red pepper – 1/4 tsp.
- Vinegar – 1/2 tablespoon
- Fresh cilantro, salt to taste.
Prepare the eggplants by cutting into long plates and removing the bitterness. Fry on both sides until soft. Grind the nuts in a blender or using a meat grinder, mix with spices and boil with boiling milk. Mix well, add finely crushed garlic, salt and vinegar, finely chopped cilantro. Put the nut mass on the fried eggplants, roll up the rolls. Serve with pomegranate seeds.
Eggplant caviar – grilled
Ingredients:
- Eggplant – 4 pcs.
- Tomatoes – 4 pieces.
- Bulgarian pepper – 3 pc.
- Garlic – 5-6 teeth.
- Kinza is a beam
- Olive oil – 1 tbsp. l.
- Salt – to taste
We offer to cook eggplants on an open fire – grill or barbecue, as a side dish for barbecue. Wash the vegetables and grill until tender, cool slightly, peel and, holding the stalks with your hand, use a fork along the entire length, gradually, removing layer by layer, chop. You get something in between spaghetti and Korean carrots. Finely chop the garlic or pass through a press, coarsely chop the cilantro, mix everything gently, salt and sprinkle with oil.
Eggplant caviar for the winter
Ingredients:
- Eggplant – 2 kg.
- Tomatoes – 1 kg.
- Onions – 1 kg.
- Carrots – 1 kg.
- Bulgarian pepper – 1 kg.
- Garlic – 1 Head
- Sunflower oil – for frying
- Salt, spices to taste.
Rinse the vegetables, soak the eggplants in salted water, grate the carrots, cut the rest of the ingredients into cubes (the garlic is very fine). In a deep frying pan with a thick bottom, heat the oil, fry the onions, then carrots and peppers, eggplants. Cook for 10 minutes, then add the tomatoes, stir and cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Garlic, salt and seasonings, if desired, send the herbs to the dish five minutes before cooking. Transfer caviar into prepared jars, seal and “under the blanket” or pasteurize, as you are accustomed to.
Many options for how else to cook eggplants are always available in our “Recipes” section.
தமிழை சரியாகவும் அசலாகவும் எழுதவும். டிரான்ஸ் லேட்டர் களை பயன்படுத்துவதை தவிர்க்கவும். தயவு செய்து தமிழை கொலை செய்ய வேண்டாம்.