The best recipe for minke eggplant for the winter
Many housewives are engaged in harvesting minke eggplants in banks for the winter. This dish is very easy to prepare and roll up, but you need to choose the right products and follow the recipe. Eggplants are called "striped" because of the peculiarities of the recipe and the layering of ingredients. Carrots and onions are added to the salad, which are stacked in layers in a jar.
The subtleties of cooking minke eggplant for the winter
In order for a dish to turn out to be truly tasty, it must be properly prepared, and the most important stage is processing vegetables. First, the eggplants are washed and dried with a paper towel. The tails are trimmed. Then the vegetables are chopped in any convenient way, but the easiest option is to cut into medium cubes or cubes.
The hostess can cook the eggplants at her discretion - fry them in a skillet with butter or bake them in the oven. You need to bring them to full readiness and chill before putting them in jars..
List of ingredients for the recipe
To prepare the salad "Polosatik" you will need the following ingredients:
- fresh eggplants - 1 kg;
- onions - 0.2 kg;
- carrots - 0.4 kg;
- garlic - 1 head;
- water for making marinade - 250 ml;
- salt - 1 tbsp. l;
- sugar - 100 g;
- vinegar, 9% - 120 ml;
- vegetable oil - 100 ml.
With this amount of ingredients, you get about 2 liters of salad. For twisting for the winter, 3-4 cans of 0.5 liters are required.
Product selection rules
Eggplants, onions and carrots for curling must be fresh. All moldy, damaged areas are cut off.
It's best to only use vegetables that are taste-tested. The selected vegetables should not be bitter.
The second rule is correct heat treatment. Vegetables are laid only after roasting or baking in the oven.
Required inventory
In order to roll up the Striped salad for the winter, you will need the following inventory:
- blender for chopping vegetables (optional);
- sterile jars;
- lids for cans;
- device for tightening the lids.
Conventional hand-tightened caps can be used without additional hardware.
Cooking process
Cooking "minke whales" takes place in several stages:
- Each eggplant is cut into medium pieces up to 2 centimeters in size.
- Cubes or sticks are placed in a bowl and mixed with sunflower oil. Then they are laid out on a baking sheet or skillet. If desired, you can increase the amount of oil, and then the vegetables will turn out rosy. When laying out the fried pieces on the parchment, you can add oil on top.
- It is important to ensure that the pieces are fried on both sides. Then they are taken out and cooled. The next step is preparing the carrots. It is grated on a special grater to prepare Korean carrots.
- Garlic must be squeezed out with a garlic press and mixed with carrots to give them a garlic taste and aroma;
- The onion is cut into small half rings.
- Then all the products are laid out in jars in a strict order: eggplants, carrots with garlic and a layer of onions. You should get a "striped" salad.
The next step is to make the marinade from water, salt, vinegar and sugar. The mixture is brought to a boil and poured into jars.
To prevent the jars from bursting, they are twisted and placed in a dark place, after wrapping them with a towel or blanket.
How to store it correctly
If the house does not have a basement or basement, then a cool, dark place is suitable for storing blanks. You can put banks under the bed or on the loggia. It is important that no heating radiators stand nearby. You can also put jars in kitchen cabinets, provided they are located far from the oven.
It is important that mold does not form in a cool place, therefore, from time to time, airing and cleaning the storage area of cans with seaming is carried out.
The average shelf life of blanks is 1 year, but it is recommended to eat cans of eggplants within 3-6 months. To make your winter rolls tasty, you need to choose fresh vegetables and cook them correctly.
