Few people know that eggplant is most revered in Turkey. It is in this beautiful country that this fruit is called the king of vegetables or the fruit of love.
Surely any hostess has a lot of her favorite recipes, the main ingredient of which is this blue vegetable. Today we will introduce you to a couple of interesting and simple ways to prepare it. Let's talk about eggplant in Turkish. Interesting? Then let's get started!
Turkish eggplant baked with cheese
This dish is very hearty, and most importantly, healthy. It can be served as a snack or as a main course.
Purchase the following foods for this meal:
- large eggplants (preferably young) - 3-4 pcs.;
- minced chicken - 300-500 g;
- large ripe tomatoes - 6 pcs.;
- cheese - 200 g;
- sweet pepper - 2 pcs.;
- large onion - 1 pc.;
- garlic - 3-4 cloves;
- juice from tomatoes - half a glass;
- sugar - half a tablespoon;
- greens of your choice;
- salt, black, red peppers.
We cook the dish correctly
We rinse our main ingredient under running water. We cut off the upper part and take out the pulp with a spoon (each eggplant should resemble a boat). Sprinkle with salt and leave for a few minutes for the disappearance of bitterness.
Finely cut out the pulp or grind it with a blender. Wash the remaining vegetables, peel and cut into small cubes. We grease the pan with oil and put it on the stove. We put onion there, then pepper, then eggplant and tomatoes.
Fry the minced meat in a separate pan (5 minutes will be enough), slightly salting and pepper it. Squeeze the garlic and sprinkle with chopped herbs a few seconds before removing the pan from the stove.
In order for our eggplant in Turkish with minced meat to acquire a more saturated taste, they should be fried in vegetable oil (the bottom of the “boat”).
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. We grease the form with oil and put our eggplants. Sprinkle holes with sugar.
We mix minced meat with vegetables and begin to stuff our "boats". It doesn’t matter if the filling remains, it can be placed next to the eggplant. From this, the taste of our dish will definitely not go bad.
Above everything, pour plenty of tomato juice and sprinkle with grated cheese on a coarse grater. Bake for 20 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. Serve eggplant in Turkish with minced meat in hot or cold form. Good appetite!
Spicy eggplant according to Turkish customs for the winter
Eggplant is an excellent product that can be prepared for the winter. Opening a jar of this fragrant and healthy vegetable in the cold season, you can feel a small and joyful piece of summer.
Vitamins and minerals are almost not lost after harvesting, so even in winter your body will be provided with all the necessary substances. So, in order to cook Turkish eggplants for the winter, you will need the following products:
- eggplant - 2 kg;
- sweet pepper - 2 kg;
- tomatoes (preferably ripe) - 2 kg;
- chili pepper - 3-4 pcs. (depending on your preference);
- vegetable oil - 1.5 cups (if you do not like a very oily product, you can reduce the proposed amount);
- garlic - head;
- salt, sugar.
Recipe
We wash and peel all vegetables. We cut bell pepper in half rings, eggplant in large cubes. We spread the vegetables in a pan, mix and pour oil. We wait for boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. While our Turkish eggplants (photo below) are cooked, put tomatoes, garlic, washed and peeled chili peppers in a blender bowl or a meat grinder. We grind everything and pour our dish with the resulting mixture, simmer another 25 minutes. Salt and add sugar to taste. Depending on your taste preferences, you can sprinkle the dish with your favorite spices.
We sterilize the jars and lay the finished salad there. Cork tightly with lids. Cover with a blanket and leave to cool completely. Store in a cool, dark place. Turkish eggplants are ready for the winter! Good appetite!
Turkish eggplant cold appetizer
As you know, eggplant is a rather versatile product. They are baked, fried, prepared for the winter, added to soups, etc. Cold snacks from these healthy vegetables are equally tasty. We will talk about this below. So, to prepare this dish you need:
- large eggplant - 4 pcs.;
- large carrots - 3 pcs.;
- garlic - 4-5 cloves;
- walnuts - 170 g;
- cilantro - 1 bunch;
- butter;
- pepper, salt, spices.
Cooking cold eggplant in Turkish
The recipe with a photo will explain how this delicious and tender dish is prepared. We cut 2.5 eggplant into plates, the rest into small cubes. First fry on both sides, a little salt and pepper. Peel the carrots, grate and put in a pan greased with oil. There we throw the diced eggplants. Fry for 1-2 minutes, then reduce the heat and cover the pan with a lid. Leave to simmer for 20 minutes. Do not forget to stir regularly.
Finely chop the garlic, nuts and cilantro. Mix them with prepared vegetables. Put the resulting stuffing on each plate and turn it into rolls. We fix with toothpicks and leave to cool completely. Now, our eggplant stuffed in Turkish in the form of rolls are ready. Enjoy your meal!
Turkish-style eggplant with minced meat
This dish looks especially good on the festive table. It will appeal to everyone, without exception. The following ingredients will be required:
- large eggplant - 4 pcs.;
- beef pulp - 500 g;
- large ripe tomatoes - 6 pcs.;
- bulb;
- milk - 160 ml;
- flour - 10 g;
- large egg;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- butter - 20 g;
- parsley - half a bunch;
- sage - 4-5 leaves;
- breading;
- pepper, salt.
We cook the dish correctly
We cut eggplants lengthwise into equal parts. Sprinkle with salt and leave for 30 minutes. Peel the onion and chop finely. Dice tomatoes. Pass the garlic through the garlic crush. Finely chop the greens. We eggplant eggplant in boiling water, add salt and take it out. After cooling with a spoon, cut the flesh.
We grease the baking dish with fat and put our eggplants there. Fry the onions in a pan. Cut the meat into small pieces and add to the onion. Salt, pepper and sprinkle with flour. We introduce milk and simmer for a minute. Add chopped eggplant pulp, tomatoes, salt, pepper, season and leave to simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. After cooling, add the egg and mix well. We spread the minced meat in eggplant, grease with butter, sprinkle with breading and put in the oven for 30 minutes at 180 degrees.
So our eggplants were prepared in Turkish. The recipe with minced meat is quite easy, so for novice housewives this dish will also work out well. Good appetite!
Turkish eggplant stuffed with vegetables
This dish is taught to be very tender and delicious. A variety of vegetables will add eggplant pleasant sweetness and an unforgettable aroma. To cook eggplant in Turkish in this embodiment, you should get the following products:
- large young eggplants - 3 pcs.;
- large carrots, preferably young - 4 pcs.;
- sweet pepper - 2 pcs.;
- large ripe tomatoes - 4 pcs.;
- bulbs - 2 pcs.;
- greens of your choice;
- salt, black pepper, red.
We cook according to the recipe
We wash the eggplants and cut into slices of medium thickness. Sprinkle with salt and leave for 20 minutes in order to leave unnecessary bitterness. After that, we wash the eggplant plates again under running water and leave them on a towel to dry. In the meantime, let's take care of the rest of the vegetables.
Peel the carrots, wash and rub on a coarse grater. Dice tomatoes and peppers. Finely chop the onion. In a heated frying pan, oiled, first send onions, then carrots. After a few minutes, we introduce pepper and tomatoes. Salt, pepper, season in accordance with the wishes.
Fry eggplant on two sides in a separate frying pan. Salt a little bit. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. We grease the baking dish with oil and spread our vegetables so that we get whole eggplants again. Spread all layers abundantly with minced meat. Put the dish in the oven for 15 minutes.
So our Turkish eggplants are cooked! The recipe, as you noticed, is quite simple. Good appetite!