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Eggplants for the winter with cilantro can be made spicy by adding hot peppers, or spicy by including garlic in the recipe. If you like Caucasian cuisine, you can combine the ingredients. Cilantro gives a special piquancy to the taste. Spicy herbs are taken in the quantity recommended in the recipe or increased (if desired).
The jars are compacted completely so that there is no empty space left on top.
Preparing jars
To avoid problems with storing the product in winter, special attention is paid to seaming containers. It is better to take small jars, the best option is 500-700 ml, they should be without chips or cracks.
The technology provides for additional hot processing in containers; if there are cracks in the body, the cans will burst at high temperatures. Chips on the threads during seaming will not provide the necessary tightness, and the eggplants will spoil.
The preparation for the winter is distributed only into sterilized containers, for this purpose the following manipulations are carried out:
- Banks are washed with hot water.
- Clean with baking soda. Fermentation takes place only in an acidic environment, and soda neutralizes it, so processing will be an additional guarantee of the safety of the product.
- Wash off the substance with dishwashing detergent.
- Sterilize in a convenient way using an oven or microwave.You can treat the container with steam or boil it in water.
They should be boiled in a saucepan for a few minutes and left in the water until used.
Required Ingredients
To make the preparation for the winter with cilantro and eggplant tasty, it is recommended to use ripe, but not overripe vegetables. The fruits are processed together with the peel, so it should be thin, elastic and not very hard. Choose fruits with a glossy surface, without dents or signs of rotting.
Fresh cilantro is used, the greens should be young so that the stems do not turn out to be rough. Vegetable oil is taken from olive or sunflower; in the latter case, preference is given to a refined, odorless product.
Salt for winter preparation is used in table salt, coarse fraction, without additional additives, especially iodine; sea salt is not suitable either. The recipe calls for apple cider vinegar (6%) as a preservative. To make the product spicy, the dish includes chili pepper and garlic; these products are indicated in free proportions, the amount depends on taste preferences.
Recipe dosage for 1 kg of eggplant:
- cilantro – 2 bunches (50 g);
- garlic – 2 heads;
- pepper – 1 pc.;
- preservative – 60 ml;
- oil – 200 ml;
- salt – 30 g.
According to the recipe technology, processing eggplants with cilantro (for preparing for the winter) will take approximately 40-50 minutes.
Preparing a snack of fried eggplant with cilantro for the winter
The processing method is simple, but it is important to follow the sequence and final sterilization of the product in jars.
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The sequence of technology for the recipe for preserving blueberries with cilantro for the winter:
- Pure green cilantro is cut into small fragments, garlic is pressed or grated. The pepper is kneaded between the fingers, the top is cut off, the seeds are poured out, and cut into thin rings.
- Place cilantro with hot seasonings in a deep bowl, add a preservative and salt.
- The mixture is stirred and left to marinate.
- The eggplants are trimmed on both sides and formed into rings approximately 1 cm wide.
- Pour a little oil into a container with prepared eggplants and mix well so that each part of the vegetable is covered with an oil film.
- Grease a baking sheet, lay out the workpiece, bake in the oven until a crust forms.
- Pour the oil into a saucepan and keep on a hot stove until smoke appears.
- Seasoning with cilantro is placed at the bottom of the container, then the eggplants, alternating layers, fill the jar to the top.
Pour boiling oil over the preparation for the winter, cover with a lid and sterilize for 15 minutes. The lids are sealed, the jars are turned upside down and insulated. The eggplants and cilantro should cool gradually.
Storage periods and methods
Jars of eggplant and cilantro are stored in a pantry without heating or in a basement with a temperature no higher than + 8 0C. The shelf life of winter preparations is within 2.5 years.
Conclusion
Eggplants with cilantro for the winter are eaten together with boiled potatoes and used as a side dish for meat dishes. Winter preparation retains its nutritional value for a long time. The recipe technology is simple and does not take much time.
