Greetings, my dear gourmets. Today I’ll tell you about a vegetable that is actually a berry. And it also has such strange names: Turkish tomato or crazy apple. Can you guess what it is? Of course it's an eggplant. I love frying them in a frying pan. But today I will share with you delicious recipes on how to pickle eggplants and what dishes you can prepare from them.
Instant marinated eggplants with garlic and herbs
This is a very simple and quick dish to prepare. It turns out amazingly tasty, a little like the taste of mushrooms. In the recipe I use Adyghe salt. Spices have already been added to it, which give additional flavor to the finished dish. And if you are afraid that it will be sour, take 6% apple cider vinegar.
You will need:
- 1 kg of young eggplants;
- head of garlic;
- large bunch of dill
For the marinade:
- 2 tbsp. coarse salt (you can use Adyghe salt);
- 80 ml vegetable oil;
- 1 tbsp. sugar (optional);
- 120 ml vinegar 9%;
- 2 liters of water;
- 4 things. allspice in a pot;
- 2 pcs. cloves.
Cut off the tails on both sides of the washed fruits. Cut into cubes 1.5-2 cm in size.
Finely chop the dill and place in a separate bowl.
Pour water into a saucepan and place on fire. Add salt. As the water boils, add the vegetable cubes. Stir, pour in vinegar, add allspice and clove buds.
Eggplants are light and constantly float. Therefore, stir them all the time so that everything cooks evenly. Cook for 5-6 minutes. The vegetable cubes should become slightly soft. Don't overcook them or they will end up like mush in the dish.
Once the time has passed, transfer the eggplants to a colander and leave for 20 minutes.
Finely chop the peeled garlic cloves with a knife. It will marinate and be very tasty.
First place the vegetable cubes, dill, garlic, and oil into a separate bowl. If desired, add a spoonful of sugar, but I don't. Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
When the eggplants have cooled completely, cover the container with a lid and leave for 12 hours. I recommend preparing the dish the night before. And the next day, boil new potatoes for lunch and serve a pickled appetizer
