There are a great many recipes for eggplant with garlic . Since the XVI century, and it was then that the vegetable came to Europe from India, culinary imagination came up with a variety of ways to prepare it. Since the taste of this fruit of the nightshade family is inexpressive, it is possible to infinitely vary the various ingredients that will either dominate or shade the food nuances of dishes. “Mother tongue”, “Imam in admiration”, eggplant with garlic and nuts or cheese and mushrooms - each new meal pleases with its unique sensations and aroma
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A simple recipe for fried eggplant with garlic
Let's start with the most basic recipe - no frills, only blue ones, garlic, flour and vegetable oil. First things first, you must eliminate the bitterness of the fruit. How? Just cut the vegetable (into circles or into oblong slices) and salt. After an hour, we squeeze the formed moisture and rinse in cold water. Then we put a frying pan on the fire (preferably with a corrugated bottom), pour any vegetable oil and, when it is baked, we spread the pieces of eggplant, previously rolled in flour. Fry on both sides until browning. We spread the finished vegetables on paper towels to eliminate excess oil. Do not spare the garlic - it is he who gives the dish piquancy. We squeeze the slices through a press or finely chop and fry, and at the end we rub them with pieces of eggplant. If desired, you can decorate circles of blue mayonnaise, grated cheese or cherry tomatoes.
Tatar eggplant rolls with garlic
According to this recipe, three pieces of blue need to be cut into longitudinal plates about 5 mm thick. Salt, strain, fry, as in the previous recipe. Finely chop the whole head of garlic, cut two tomatoes into strips. On one end of the eggplant plate we put a slice of tomato, a pinch of garlic, a sprig of cilantro (or parsley and other herbs) and wrap it with a roll. Put all the “envelopes” on a flat dish, decorate with mayonnaise net. There is a similar Georgian way of cooking eggplant with garlic. However, there, instead of tomato, walnut paste is used, which is prepared from processed cheese, ground walnuts (150 g), three tablespoons of sour cream, three cloves of garlic and black pepper.
Hebrew eggplant with garlic, red pepper and cilantro
Three to four middle fruits are first cut into thick washers (about 4-5 cm), and then into the longitudinal parts. Soak and fry. We make a gas station. To do this, peel the red bell pepper from the seeds, finely chop it, chop the onion in half rings, cilantro and 5-6 cloves of garlic. Salt the mixture, add 3 tablespoons of olive oil and juice from half a lemon. In this gas station, the little blue ones should lie down for several hours before being served at the table.
The best toppings for eggplant with garlic
There are a lot of them. It can be either minced meat for rolls, or a spread for “eggplant sandwiches”.
- fried mushrooms with onions, garlic, in sour cream sauce or mixed with mayonnaise;
- mashed cottage cheese with garlic;
- minced meat with celery and parsley.
In the end
Another interesting recipe. Mix garlic, tomato, basil leaves and pitted olives in a blender, stew for a quarter of an hour with the addition of olive oil, season with salt and sugar, chili pepper.