Spicy Garlic Eggplant Bites

Fast, easy, tasty. An original, spicy eggplant appetizer. The dish is not difficult to make, it is so tasty that it is difficult to put down. Moderately spicy. Try it! If you don’t have enough spices, you can add more ground red hot pepper. The eggplant slices turn out juicy and soft. This appetizer is served chilled and goes well with boiled potatoes.
cook time: 45 min
Freya Ashford
Spicy Garlic Eggplant Bites

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

91
Calories
8g
Fat
5g
Carbs
1g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Eggplant 4 pc
Water 0.5 cup
Salt 2 tsp
Vegetable oil 5 tbsp

For the marinade:

Water 0.5 cup
Vinegar essence to taste
Garlic 3 clove
Ground red pepper 0.25 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Products needed to prepare snacks. The bottle contains 70% vinegar essence. Eggplants need to be washed.

Step 2

Step 2
Peel the eggplants and cut them into round or oval slices approximately 0.7 cm thick (if desired, the eggplants can be peeled).

Step 3

Step 3
Pour 0.5 cups of water into a deep container and dissolve 2 teaspoons of salt in it. Place the eggplants in the container and mix so that each slice is dipped into the salt solution (this will remove the bitterness from the eggplants). Leave the eggplants in the brine while preparing the marinade.

Step 4

Step 4
Prepare the marinade: pour 0.5 cups of not hot boiled water into a bowl. Pour in 10 drops of vinegar essence (it’s most convenient to do this with a pipette), add ground hot pepper, add garlic pressed through a press, and stir thoroughly.

Step 5

Step 5
Drain the water from the eggplants. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Fry in batches (I got 3 of them) eggplant slices on both sides until golden brown. If you fry until the color becomes darker, bitterness will develop. You can turn the slices using two forks.

Step 6

Step 6
Place the fried slices in batches into a bowl with the marinade. Stir quickly and remove from marinade onto a plate. If the slices stay in the marinade for a long time, they will become soggy and lose their appearance. Now the spicy eggplant appetizer is ready and you can serve it immediately to the table. The rest can be stored in the refrigerator. The chilled appetizer is very good. Bon appetit!

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