Spicy eggplant appetizer

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make spicy eggplants as a winter snack? Prepare all the necessary products. Choose small eggplants with thick, matte skin - these are the most delicious ground fruits. Peppers are also best when they are in season. It’s good if some of the peppers are red, they will add color to the pepper sauce and the preparation as a whole. You will learn all the subtleties of winter preparations by reading the article at the end of this recipe.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the eggplants, cut off the stem and “butt”, cut into circles about 5 mm thick.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add salt and leave for about 20 minutes. This way the eggplants will be salted and give off their bitterness.

4. STEP 4

   

   While the eggplants are salting, prepare the pepper sauce. Pinch the stems of the hot peppers and leave the seeds. Remove the stems and seeds from the sweet pepper. Peel the garlic. Chop both types of pepper as desired.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place the garlic and chopped peppers in a blender bowl.

6. STEP 6

   

   Grind until smooth. You can also mince vegetables.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add salt, sugar.

8. STEP 8

   

   Pour in vinegar. This recipe uses 6-9% vinegar, so if you have essence, dilute it in a ratio of 1:8.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add a little boiled cold water to make the consistency of the sauce thinner.

10. STEP 10

    

    Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the eggplants until golden brown. This is usually 5 minutes on each side over medium heat.

11. STEP 11

    

    Sterilize the jars in any convenient way. I pour a little water into each jar and put it in the microwave for 5-7 minutes. But you can sterilize the jars in the oven at 100 degrees for about 30 minutes, or simply scald them or hold them over steam. It is enough to boil the lids for 5 minutes. You can find out other methods of sterilization and choose the appropriate one in the article at the end of this recipe.

12. STEP 12

    

    Dip each eggplant slice into the pepper sauce.

13. STEP 13

    

    And place it tightly in the jar.

14. STEP 14

    

    Pour the remaining pepper sauce on top. Close the jars tightly with lids. No sterilization required. You can store this product without a refrigerator.

15. STEP 15

    

    Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Lesya

27.08.2023

4.5

I have never tried or come across such a preparation, I will try it on the weekend, but I have a similar recipe, but not a preparation, but a lunch

Polly

27.08.2023

4.7

Hot eggplants are a great snack both on weekdays and on holidays! Our favorite appetizer, spicy eggplants for the winter, turned out very appetizing according to this recipe, I left one jar, and we ate it with kebab that evening. Thank you very much for the recipe!