Eggplant tongue salad with peppers, tomatoes and garlic

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make mother-in-law's tongue salad from eggplant for the winter with peppers, tomatoes and garlic? Prepare your ingredients. Wash the jars with soda and sterilize them. Also prepare your work surface: wash the table and boards, preferably with baking soda. Wash your hands with soap. Read all about preservation in the articles about preparations, links at the end of the recipe. If you wish, you can add fresh hot or ground red pepper, as well as a little sugar, depending on your taste.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the eggplants thoroughly and peel if they are rough. Cut into plates approximately 0.5 cm wide, resembling “tongues” in appearance.

3. STEP 3

   

   Sprinkle the chopped eggplants with salt and stir, leave for 10 minutes to get rid of the bitterness.

4. STEP 4

   

   Rinse the eggplants with cold water using a colander and let the water drain.

5. STEP 5

   

   Rinse the tomatoes well and cut into four parts for easy chopping.

6. STEP 6

   

   Grind the tomatoes in a meat grinder or chop with a blender.

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove seeds and stems from bell peppers and rinse with water.

8. STEP 8

   

   Cut the pepper into small squares.

9. STEP 9

   

   Peel and rinse the garlic, cut into thin pieces.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place all the vegetables and chopped tomatoes in one pan and put it on the stove, after boiling, simmer for about 15-20 minutes. An article on saucepans, link at the end of the recipe, will help you choose the ideal pan.

11. STEP 11

    

    Stir the salad periodically to prevent it from burning. Add vegetable oil, salt and pepper to taste. 5 minutes before cooking, pour vinegar into the pan and stir.

12. STEP 12

    

    Pour some ready-made boiling salad into dry, sterile jars and let them warm up a little.

13. STEP 13

    

    Then pour the entire salad into jars, filling them to the very top.

14. STEP 14

    

    Roll up the jars with lids and turn them upside down, wrap them in something warm and leave them there for 1-2 days to cool slowly, then put the jars with mother-in-law’s tongue into storage in a cool place. Happy preparations!