Have you noticed that at the festive table among many snacks, eggplant with garlic disappears very first? And this despite the pronounced garlic taste and smell. It would seem that a simple "gentleman" set - eggplant, garlic, mayonnaise, herbs, tomatoes. And how simple and beautiful, and most importantly - delicious! Every housewife, trying another masterpiece, thinks: "We should cook for ourselves ... to please our own." Well - learn! There are a lot of eggplant recipes with garlic, each folk cuisine has at least a dozen branded options in its arsenal.
Eggplant with garlic - general principles and methods of preparation
Eggplant itself does not have a very pronounced taste, so one single ingredient in the composition of the dish can change it beyond recognition. It can be cheese or peanut sauce, other vegetables or mushrooms - in general, a variety of foods. Even if you consider yourself to be a sufficient professional in this field, you can always find something new. For example, a dish of a real Jewish restaurant, or a signature snack of the Crimean Tatars. So, stock up on a blue-violet vegetable and start experimenting, and we will tell you everything we know.
Eggplant with garlic - preparation of products
Surely you already know that eggplants are slightly bitter if you do not make sure that bitterness comes out. Just recall that before cooking they need to be cut into pieces and salt. Squeeze or rinse in water for better cleansing. This method is also good because after this procedure, eggplants absorb less oil during frying. The remaining products are taken according to the recipe. Garlic to taste. Practice shows that garlic spoil the dish is almost impossible. Given the fact that garlic is very useful for the body, especially when there is a risk of colds, use this dish to boost your immunity, and do not spare the garlic.
Eggplant with garlic - the best recipes
Recipe 1: Eggplant Fried with Garlic and Cheese
A very simple recipe in the end is pretty eggplant turrets with a tomato top. It is these turrets that the guests at the table simply scatter. They look great at an ordinary family dinner. Since this dish is stored in the refrigerator for a long time, you can cook it for the future, it does not bother as an appetizer and perfectly satisfies hunger.
Ingredients: large eggplant (2 pcs), hard cheese (300 grams), garlic, mayonnaise, flour (100 grams), vegetable oil, cherry tomatoes (for the turret), dill.
Cooking method
Cut eggplant in circles and salt, leave for an hour. Roll each circle into flour and fry in oil on both sides. We spread them on a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Rub the cheese on a fine grater, squeeze the garlic, add the mayonnaise and mix well. We compose the turrets: we grease the fried circles with the resulting mixture, put a tomato with a cut plate on top of the mixture layer for better stability. Garnish with a sprig of parsley. Colorful and mouth-watering eggplant turrets can be served to the table, they themselves already give rise to a sense of celebration.
Recipe 2: eggplant with garlic - a special Crimean Tatar recipe
This dish is guaranteed to make a splash at both everyday and festive banquet tables. Eggplant rolls with garlic can be cooked with anything, for example, Georgians prefer with nut paste. Real Crimean Tatars act very simply - they wrap pieces of vegetables and herbs in them.
Ingredients: eggplant (three medium), garlic (1 head), frying oil, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, tomato (2 pcs.), a bunch of parsley.
Cooking method
Wash the eggplants, cut the stalks and cut into longitudinal plates approximately 5 mm thick. Fry the plates in vegetable oil until browning. Peel and chop the garlic - chop as finely as possible, chop it. Cut the tomatoes into slices (roughly like a long straw). At the beginning of the eggplant plate, put a slice of tomato, a pinch of chopped garlic, a sprig of parsley. We wrap the roll so that a sprig of greens and a little red tomato peek out. We lay out the rolls in a semicircle on a dish until all the space is filled. In the center we will “plant” a bush of parsley. It turns out very beautifully, appetizingly and tasty. Guests are surprised, admired and asked for supplements.
Recipe 3: Spicy Eggplant with Garlic, Cilantro and Red Pepper
(Israeli dish)
For this dish, you can take oblong or pear-shaped fruits, cut them into pieces in this way: first into 4 cm thick washers, then longitudinally into several parts. Soak slices in cold water.
Ingredients: medium eggplant (3-4 pcs.), vegetable oil (3 tbsp. tablespoons), red bell pepper (1 pcs.), cilantro, large cloves of garlic (4-5 pcs.), salt, ground pepper, half a lemon.
Cooking method
For dressing: finely chop the bell pepper, cilantro and garlic, add the onion chopped in half rings, squeeze the juice of half a lemon, salt and pepper. Fry slices of prepared eggplant in oil until browning. We put them in the dressing, and we no longer add vegetable oil. The pan can be sprinkled with water. We stand for marinating in dressing for several hours.
Recipe 4: Eggplant Salted with Garlic
If you received a large crop of eggplants in your garden, or are thinking about how to diversify your food in the winter, prepare eggplants with garlic for the future! This spicy appetizer can completely squeeze out traditional pickled or pickled tomatoes and cucumbers, without which no Russian or Ukrainian family can winter.
Ingredients: eggplant (10 kg), garlic (250 gr.), bay leaf (20 pcs). Brine: salt (200 g), water (5 l).
Cooking method
We select small eggplants, wash them and lower them into boiling brine for no more than 5 minutes. (Half a kilogram of salt per 7 liters of water). Dip them in cold water. Squeeze and let the juice drain well. Cut lengthwise, lay crushed mashed garlic inside, put it tightly in a bowl for salting. Cover, do oppression, fill with brine and leave for natural salting. Store such eggplant in a cool place. You can also put carrots in the middle. To do this, rub it on a grater and pass over a small fire until soft.
Eggplant with garlic - useful tips from experienced chefs
For the preparation of eggplant rolls, you can use different fillings, for example, such:
- Georgian walnut paste: cream cheese, chopped walnuts (150t gr.), 3 tbsp. tablespoons sour cream, 3 cloves of garlic, ground black pepper;
- stuffing from olives: sauce (mix tomato, garlic, basil leaves, a little salt and sugar, chili pepper, a drop of vegetable oil in a blender, stew for 15 minutes), pitted olives;
- meat filling: minced meat fried with onions, salt, parsley or celery;
- mushroom filling: fried mushrooms with onions, garlic, a little mayonnaise, ground pepper;
- cottage cheese filling: curd rubbed through a sieve, egg, garlic, salt, chopped greens.
Tasty and healthy! Experiment with pleasure and bon appetit!
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