Eggplant and Red Pepper Sauce Recipe Last week I was looking for new and easy Red dishes to make, and came across an excellent blog of Russian food, Natasha’s Kitchen, which included a fantastic Eggplant and Red Pepper sauce dish which looked perfectly red. It can be served as a side dish or a snack. Ingredients for Eggplant: 2 large or 4 small eggplants (small eggplants are usually tastier) salt Vegetable oil for frying Ingredients for Sauce 3 red bell peppers 1 hot pepper 5-6 garlic cloves 1/3 cup vinegar 1 tsp salt 1/3 cup olive oil for sauce 1/2 cup water 1/4 tsp pepper 2 tsp sugar 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, optional To cook eggplants: 1. Slice eggplant crosswise, sprinkle with salt on both sides and put aside for 45 minutes. It allows eggplants to “sweat” and absorb less oil while cooking. Pat dry with paper towels. (While the eggplant is set aside, start preparing your sauce ) 2. Heat a skillet over medium/high heat. Once the skillet is hot, add enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan. 3. Once the oil is hot, fry eggplants about 2 minutes per side. You may add more oil if necessary while cooking the eggplants 4. Once eggplants are cooked and removed from the pan, absorb excess oil with paper towels To prepare the Red Pepper Sauce: 1. Grate 3 red bell peppers and 1 hot pepper 2. Press garlic cloves 3. Mix grated bell peppers, hot pepper […]
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