Many housewives prepare striped eggplants in jars for the winter. This dish is very easy to prepare and roll, but you need to choose the right ingredients and follow the recipe. Eggplants are called “striped” due to the peculiarities of the recipe and the layered arrangement of ingredients. Carrots and onions are added to the salad, which are placed in layers in a jar.
Subtleties of preparing striped eggplant for the winter
For a dish to be truly tasty, it must be prepared correctly, and the most important stage is processing the vegetables. First, wash the eggplants and dry them with a paper towel. The tails are trimmed. Then the vegetables are chopped in any convenient way, but the easiest option is to cut them into medium bars or cubes.
The housewife can prepare the eggplants at her own discretion - fry them in a frying pan with butter or bake them in the oven. You need to bring them to full readiness and cool them before putting them in jars..
List of ingredients for the recipe
To prepare the Striped Salad you will need the following ingredients:
- fresh eggplants – 1 kg;
- onion – 0.2 kg;
- carrots – 0.4 kg;
- garlic – 1 head;
- water for preparing the marinade – 250 ml;
- salt – 1 tbsp. l;
- sugar – 100 g;
- vinegar, 9% – 120 ml;
- vegetable oil – 100 ml.
With this amount of ingredients you will get about 2 liters of salad. To roll for the winter you will need 3-4 0.5 liter jars.
Product selection rules
Eggplants, onions and carrots for twisting must be fresh. All moldy, damaged areas are cut off.
It is best to use only vegetables that have been taste tested. The selected vegetables should not be bitter.
The second rule is proper heat treatment. Vegetables are added only after frying or baking in the oven.
Necessary equipment
In order to roll up the Striped Salad for the winter, you will need the following equipment:
- blender for chopping vegetables (optional);
- sterile jars;
- lids for jars;
- device for screwing caps.
You can use regular lids that are screwed on by hand, without the use of additional equipment.
Cooking process
Preparation of “minke whales” occurs in several stages:
- Each eggplant is cut into medium pieces up to 2 centimeters in size.
- Cubes or cubes are placed in a basin and mixed with sunflower oil. Then they are laid out on a baking sheet or frying pan. If desired, you can increase the amount of oil, and then the vegetables will turn out more rosy. When laying the fried pieces on 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 should be squeezed out using a garlic press and mixed with carrots to give it a garlicky taste and aroma;
- The onion is cut into small half rings.
- Then all the products are placed in jars in strict order: eggplants, carrots with garlic and a layer of onions. You should get a “striped” salad.
The next step is preparing 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, having previously been wrapped in a towel or blanket.
How to store it correctly
If the house does not have a basement or subfloor, then a cool, dark place is suitable for storing workpieces. You can place jars under the bed or on the loggia. It is important that there are no heating radiators nearby. You can also place the jars in kitchen cabinets, as long as they are located away from the oven.
It is important that mold does not form in a cool place, so from time to time, ventilate and clean the storage area for cans with seaming.
The average shelf life of preparations is 1 year, but it is recommended to eat jars of eggplant within 3-6 months.To make winter rolls delicious, you need to choose fresh vegetables and cook them correctly.
