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The royal winter eggplant appetizer is a tasty and original preparation that is very popular among housewives. The dish has an appetizing aroma and rich taste, is considered low-calorie and very healthy. There are several options for preparing snacks; everyone can choose the recipe according to their preferences.
Subtleties of preparing royal eggplant appetizers
There are a large number of recipes for winter eggplant preparations. The fruit is fried, stewed, pickled, frozen, baked, dried, and even fermented. It goes well with almost all vegetable crops, it is often used as the main ingredient in canning, and the “royal eggplant appetizer” is one of the favorite dishes for many in the cold season.
- Only fresh and high-quality vegetables should be involved in cooking;
- overripe fruits must be peeled before cooking;
- To remove bitterness from the eggplant skin, the vegetable should be washed, cut off the edges, and kept in salted water for 30 minutes;
- For recipes with fried eggplants, it is recommended to cut the fruits, add salt and squeeze out the juice after 20 minutes. So, during the heat treatment, the oil will not splash;
- after frying, it is better to place the product on a paper towel to remove excess fat;
- the vegetable does not contain acid, so it is advisable to add vinegar (table, apple, wine) to the royal eggplant appetizer, which serves not only as a preservative, but also as a flavor addition;
- before laying out the royal preparation, jars and lids must be sterilized;
- It is better to seal the jars immediately, while the snack is hot.
Rules for choosing vegetables
All vegetables for canning included in the recipe for the royal eggplant appetizer for the winter must be pre-processed. Only fruits that are dense, not flaccid, and without signs of spoilage are suitable for harvesting. When choosing eggplants, you should pay attention to their color and appearance: high-quality fruits do not have cracks on the surface and are distinguished by a uniform purple color without a brown tint. For royal salad, it is advisable to choose varieties without seeds.
Only high-quality eggplants should be used in rolling
Before cooking, all raw materials should be washed well, the stalks should be cut off, and if necessary, peeled.
Preparing the dishes
Before you start preparing the royal snack, it is recommended to check and prepare the dishes for preservation. Glass containers must be intact, without cracks or chips on the neck. It is advisable to use varnished lids with a yellow surface. Each one should have a rubber ring inside.After checking the quality of the dishes, the jars must be thoroughly washed with soda and rinsed with hot water, and the lids must be boiled for 3-4 minutes.
Before laying out the finished dish, each jar must be sterilized. To do this, you can choose any method:
- over the steam of the kettle;
- in the microwave;
- in the oven;
- in a saucepan of boiling water.
You can sterilize already filled jars. To do this, they need to be lowered into a container of water so that it reaches half the container, and boil for about half an hour.
Royal eggplant recipes for the winter
In recipes for royal winter eggplant appetizers, the additional ingredients are usually tomatoes, peppers, onions, carrots, cabbage and zucchini. Beans are often added to the dish. Legumes go well with this vegetable. When preparing the royal preparation, you can experiment, select sauces and spices at your discretion, add or exclude certain components (except for the main one).
A simple royal appetizer made from eggplant for the winter
The recipe includes:
- eggplants – 3 kg;
- sweet pepper – 2 kg;
- tomato juice – 1.5 l;
- head of garlic;
- vegetable oil – 350 ml;
- vinegar – 240 ml;
- salt – 100 g;
- half a glass of sugar.
Chopped garlic adds piquancy to the dish
Recipe:
- Rinse the eggplants with water, dry, and cut off the stems. It is advisable to peel large or overripe fruits.
- Chop as desired, place in a deep bowl, add salt and leave in this form for a quarter of an hour. Then wash well and squeeze.
- Wash the pepper, remove the seeds and stem, cut into cubes.
- Peel the garlic, chop into small pieces.
- Combine vegetables with tomato juice and other ingredients.
- Simmer for half an hour.
- Place the royal appetizer in sterilized jars, screw on, and leave to cool under the blanket upside down.
Royal appetizer with fried eggplants for the winter
Products needed to prepare the snack:
- eggplants – 1 kg;
- tomatoes – 1 kg;
- bell pepper – 1 kg;
- a bunch of parsley;
- sunflower oil – 1/3 cup;
- vinegar – 65 ml;
- salt – 3 tbsp. l.;
- a pinch of black pepper.
Eggplants are low in calories and are part of the diet.
Cooking steps:
- Cut the washed main ingredient into rings, sprinkle with salt and let sit for half an hour.
- Drain the juice and fry on both sides in vegetable oil.
- Grind the tomatoes and herbs in a blender, add salt and pepper.
- Fry the onion cut into half rings until tender with large slices of pepper.
- Place the eggplants in jars, sprinkle with onions and peppers.
- Pour in tomato sauce.
- Sterilize for 5 minutes under the lids.
- Close tightly, turn over, wrap.
Tsar's winter preparation of eggplants in tomato
Required components:
- eggplants – 3 kg;
- tomatoes – 3 kg;
- a couple of heads of garlic;
- jalapeno – pod;
- sugar – 1 glass;
- salt – 75 g;
- vinegar – 45 ml;
- sunflower oil – 1/3 cup.
After seaming, the cans should be turned over
Sequencing:
- Wash the tomatoes, blanch, peel and chop.
- Cook for 20 minutes over low heat with the addition of spices and oil.
- Pour the resulting juice over the eggplant rings, previously soaked in salted water.
- Simmer for a quarter of an hour.
- Add chopped garlic and jalapeno to the appetizer, add vinegar, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Place in sterile jars, roll up lids, turn over, cover until completely cool.
Royal winter appetizer with beans and eggplants
Ingredients included in the dish:
- eggplants – 2 kg;
- tomatoes – 1.5 kg;
- onion – 0.8 kg;
- garlic – 7 cloves;
- carrots – 0.8 kg;
- beans – 0.5 kg;
- vinegar – 150 ml;
- oil – 240 ml;
- a pinch of ground pepper;
- salt and sugar to taste.
It is better to cook the workpiece in an aluminum pan
Cooking process:
- Cut clean eggplants, peeled if necessary, into cubes, mix with salt and let sit for 30-40 minutes. Squeeze out the resulting juice.
- Remove the skin from blanched tomatoes, chop as desired, combine with chopped garlic, and cook for 3 minutes.
- Grind the peeled carrots on a grater with large cloves.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Washed, seeded peppers, cut into cubes.
- Wash the beans soaked for 24 hours and boil until tender, avoiding changing shape.
- Add all the vegetables, oil, spices to the tomatoes, cook for a quarter of an hour.
- Add beans, cook for another 10 minutes.
- Place the salad in prepared containers, roll up with metal lids, and cool.
Spicy royal appetizer of eggplant and cabbage
For a savory royal snack you will need:
- eggplants – 2 kg;
- white cabbage – 0.6 kg;
- two carrots;
- chili pepper – 2 pcs.;
- garlic – 5 cloves;
- vinegar - 6 tbsp. l.;
- vegetable oil – 1 cup;
- salt.
Cabbage gives the salad an interesting taste.
Step-by-step cooking instructions:
- Rinse the vegetables with water and peel off the skins.
- Cut the eggplants into slices, place in a pan filled with salted water, and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Place in a colander to drain the broth.
- Chop the cabbage into small strips. Simmer in hot oil under the lid for 40 minutes.
- Grind the chili with garlic and carrots in a blender. Mix with cabbage and simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
- Add salt and sugar to the prepared royal eggplants, pour in vinegar, mix well, cook for 2 minutes.
- Place eggplants and a mixture of vegetables in layers in pre-sterilized containers, screw on the lids, and let cool upside down.
Royal eggplant salad with bell pepper
Ingredients:
- eggplants – 10 kg;
- sweet pepper – 3 kg;
- hot pepper – 5 pods;
- a couple of heads of garlic;
- vegetable oil – 800 ml;
- 2 cups sugar;
- salt – 200 g;
- vinegar (9%) – 300 ml;
- water – 3 l.
The salad can be served on a slice of bread
Cooking process:
- Wash the eggplants, cut off the stem. Peel large or overripe fruits.
- Cut into small cubes, place in a deep container, sprinkle with salt and leave in this state for 15 minutes, then wash and squeeze well.
- Wash the bell pepper, remove the stem and seeds, and cut into strips.
- Cut hot peppers without seeds into thin slices.
- Squeeze the peeled garlic through a garlic press.
- Pour water into a large saucepan. After boiling, add vinegar and oil, sugar and salt.
- Mix eggplants and peppers, blanch in small portions for 5 minutes. Place vegetables in a saucepan.
- Add garlic and hot pepper to the marinade formed after blanching. Pour the vegetable mixture over it.
- Cook the royal appetizer for 20 minutes.
- Place in prepared jars.
- Sterilize for no longer than half an hour.
- Roll up the lids. Allow to cool upside down under a blanket.
Terms and conditions of storage
A hermetically sealed container with the finished royal appetizer, which has undergone heat treatment in compliance with all the rules, is well preserved in room conditions. But it’s even better to store the workpiece in a cool, dry room (at a temperature from 0 to +15 °WITH).
Its safe shelf life also depends on the location of home canned food. Provided that the jars are kept in the cellar or refrigerator, they can be stored for up to two years. It is advisable to open a snack that overwinters at room temperature within six months after preparation.
If stored improperly, the salad may lose its taste and the vegetables may partially soften.
Conclusion
The royal winter eggplant appetizer is easy to prepare and has excellent taste. The preparation can be served as an independent dish or as an appetizer with fish or meat. The original taste of royal eggplant will delight even gourmets.
