Kitchen appliances and utensils:gas or electric stove, frying pan, cutting board, knife, plates for ingredients, kitchen spoon, kitchen grater, kitchen spatula.
Ingredients
| Name | amount |
| Eggplant | 2 kg |
| Bell pepper | 3 pcs. |
| Tomatoes | 2 pcs. |
| Onion | 3 pcs. |
| Vegetable oil | taste |
| Tomato paste | 2 tbsp. l |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp. l |
| Salt, black pepper | taste |
Step cooking
- We take 2 kilograms of eggplant, washed under water and peeled and peeled with a sharp knife. Now peeled eggplant cut into medium cubes.
- We put the chopped eggplant in a deep bowl, salt to taste and fill it with cold water. Mix thoroughly with a spoon and leave to insist for 15 minutes so that the eggplants release excess bitterness.
- Next, take 2 fresh tomatoes, wash them, peel them and rub on a fine kitchen grater in a separate plate.
- Now take 3 medium bell peppers, rinse them under water, peel the tops and seeds, cut into 2 halves and cut into strips.
- Next, take 3 onion heads, peel them and cut them into quarter rings.
- We turn on the gas or electric stove, put a frying pan on it, pour a little vegetable oil and heat the pan.
- We put chopped onions in a preheated pan and fry until golden, constantly stirring with a kitchen spatula.
- Add fried eggplant, grated tomatoes and chopped peppers to the fried onions.
- Stir the vegetables thoroughly and simmer for 30-40 minutes over medium heat, without closing the lid. Remember to stir the vegetables periodically. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, 1 tablespoon of sugar and ground black pepper to vegetables to taste. Stir the vegetables and simmer for another 5-7 minutes.
- Delicious eggplant caviar is ready, you can serve it to the table.
Enjoy your meal!
Housewife tips
- Give preference to young eggplant, they do not have seeds that give bitterness.
- Always soak chopped eggplant in salt water, this will help relieve them of excess bitterness.
- Choose all the ingredients for the eggplant seasonal, so that their taste becomes more saturated.
- Do not cut the eggplant too finely so that the finished caviar does not lose its taste.
- If the calorie content of food is important to you, then use less vegetable oil, or even better use olive.
- Some housewives fry eggplants on the grill or smoke them on a gas burner. Thus, they acquire a unique aroma and taste.
- Always use only high-quality sunflower oil so that it only enriches the taste and not spoils it.
Video recipe
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