Stuffed marinated eggplants with carrots and garlic

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 day 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make pickled eggplants stuffed with carrots and garlic? Choose good, firm eggplants with bright skin, preferably the same size so that they look beautiful when cooked. Wash them thoroughly, cut off the tops and ends. Cut the eggplants lengthwise, but not all the way through.

2. STEP 2

   

   Boil water in a saucepan, add two pinches of salt, place the eggplants in the water and cook uncovered for 10 minutes over medium heat, turning them in different directions from time to time. This will allow the vegetables to cook evenly. Be careful not to damage the skin or break the eggplants into two halves.

3. STEP 3

   

   Drain the water from the pan and turn the eggplants so that the cuts on them are on the side.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place a plate of smaller diameter than the pan on top of the eggplants and press down lightly. Then place any suitable pressure on the plate. A regular glass jar filled with water will do. All this should stand for about two hours at room temperature. During this time, all excess liquid along with bitterness will disappear from the eggplants.

5. STEP 5

   

   Wash the carrots thoroughly in water with a brush. Peel it and grate it on a coarse grater. Peel the garlic and chop it in a way convenient for you. You can use a garlic press, cut it into small cubes, I cut the garlic into thin slices. Wash the parsley, dry it with paper towels or napkins and chop it.

6. STEP 6

   

   Heat a frying pan with a thick bottom (so that the vegetables do not burn). Add vegetable oil to it. Add grated carrots. Add parsley root (pre-wash with a brush, peel, grate or cut into cubes) if desired, you can skip this. Fry the entire vegetable mass, stirring it occasionally with a spatula, until the carrots are soft.

7. STEP 7

   

   In a suitable sized bowl, combine the fried carrots, parsley, and chopped garlic. Salt everything to taste and mix.

8. STEP 8

   

   Carefully unfold the pressed eggplants, squeezed out of the liquid, like a book, and fill them generously from the inside with carrot filling. Don't worry if the filling starts to fall out, we will fix it in the next step.

9. STEP 9

   

   Correct the filling with your hands, try to stuff the eggplants as much as possible, but so that they do not burst or tear on the side. And wrap the vegetables with thick cotton thread for better fixation. Don’t worry, we’ll remove all the threads later) While the securely tied eggplants lie quietly to the side, make the marinade. You shouldn't do this earlier because you need a hot marinade.

10. STEP 10

    

    Pour water into the pan, add salt and peppercorns. After boiling, turn off the heat, pour in the vinegar and carefully lower the eggplants into the boiling water. There should be enough water in the pan to cover the vegetables completely. Place pressure on top again until the marinade cools completely. Place the pan with stuffed eggplants in the refrigerator for two days. When this time has passed, take them out, cut off the threads and serve them to the table for the first try!

Comments on the recipe

ZUFA

10.10.2023

4.6

I've never cooked this before, thanks for the recipe. I will definitely keep it in my piggy bank. Eggplants can be marinated in another way. With garlic - very tasty!

Marta

10.10.2023

4.6

I love eggplant with garlic! Thanks for the recipe, I liked it! I have a recipe too.

stellarik

10.10.2023

4.5

When I visited this site, I didn’t notice how three hours had passed. I liked it so much here, there are so many interesting recipes. This is the first time I have seen such a thing, that there is a “Cookbook” on the site, into which you can add the recipe you like. Thanks to such a find on the Internet as this site, I no longer need to think twice about what to cook. By browsing through the pages of the site, you can find many good recipes. I really love eggplants in any form, so I created a separate folder for this vegetable. Thank you for your recipe, I will try to cook it according to your recipe.

Lilyanka

10.10.2023

4.8

mmmm...how yummy...tomorrow I’ll buy eggplants and cook this wonderful dish...I really love eggplants, I love eating them, I love cooking them...And then I’ll share them with you....

Lilyanka

10.10.2023

4.6

I salted and marinated everything a couple of days ago, but today I couldn’t resist and tried my “masterpiece”, the smell was too delicious. And it was so easy to prepare everything - I boiled the eggplants, stuffed them with carrots, pepper, garlic, vinegar and herbs, it all took less than half an hour , and then I prepared the marinade, poured everything in and put it under pressure. Quick and tasty. Only I didn’t dare pour in that much vinegar, it seemed to me that it would be sour, but that’s to everyone’s taste. Girls! Real jam

Valeria

10.10.2023

4.8

Lilyanka, I’m so glad you liked the eggplants! Thanks for the photos!

Lidia Alexandrovna

10.10.2023

4.5

Interesting recipe. I also really love eggplants, so I would be happy to prepare such an appetizer.