There are many recipes for delicious snacks, while the successful ones can be counted on one hand. With one of these, I want to share. I bring to your attention a step-by-step recipe for spicy eggplants in marinade. Video recipe.
Spicy eggplants in marinade are a tasty, spicy, aromatic and healthy snack that will always be appropriate for any meal. Among all types of savory snacks, it is this one that is especially popular with men. Since it goes well with meat dishes and is suitable for strong alcohol.
The process of cooking such eggplants is quite simple; pickling takes a short time. For the recipe, use small eggplants, long and thin, they will be the most delicious. When buying, pay attention to the appearance. The surface should be free of dents, all kinds of spots and damage. The skin of a good eggplant is shiny, pleasant to the touch and smooth. If the eggplant is matte and wrinkled in places, this is a poor-quality product. A distinctive feature of ripe eggplants is that they are heavier than they look. Therefore, take them in your hands and try them on weight. Ripe eggplant is hard enough. Pressing it lightly with your finger and making a hole on the surface, this depression will immediately disappear. Otherwise, the eggplant is overripe. Since eggplants go bad very quickly, do not store them for long. If you need them after a few days, keep them in the refrigerator.
See also how to cook fried eggplant with mushrooms.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 141 kcal.
- Servings - 3-4
- Cooking time - 30 minutes of active work, plus time for marinating
Ingredients:
- Eggplant - 2 pcs.
- Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
- Hot pepper - 2/3 of the pod
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Basil - a few twigs
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Table vinegar - 1 tsp
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Salt - 0.5 tsp
- Cilantro - a few twigs
- Vegetable oil - 2-3 tablespoons
Step-by-step cooking of spicy eggplants in marinade, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the eggplants, cut into pieces so that they fit in a saucepan, and fill with drinking water.
2. After boiling, cook them for 20 minutes until tender. If you are using ripe fruits, then remove the bitterness from them before cooking. To do this, fill them with salt water in a ratio of 1 liter to 1 tablespoon. salt, and leave for half an hour. Then rinse and boil.
3. Remove the eggplant from the boiling water and leave to cool completely at room temperature.
4. Cut the cooled eggplants into pieces of any size: rings, half rings, bars, cubes …
5. Peel the onions, rinse and chop into thin quarter rings.
6. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Peel the hot peppers and chop finely as well.
7. Wash cilantro and basil greens, dry with a paper towel and finely chop.
8. Put prepared onions, herbs, garlic and peppers into a plastic container or other convenient container.
9. Add boiled eggplant and season with vegetable oil, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir the food and send the appetizer to marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. After this time, serve the spicy eggplants in the marinade to the table.
See also a video recipe on how to cook eggplant marinated with garlic.
