Delicious winter salad “Mother-in-law’s tongue” made from eggplant for the winter

Winter salad Mother-in-law's tongue from eggplant

Winter salad Mother-in-law's tongue is considered by many to be the most delicious eggplant preparation, which is very popular among housewives. It seems like a standard set of products, but for some reason it turns out very tasty. I propose to work with me to figure out the reason by preparing this simple recipe with step-by-step photos taken of Mother-in-law’s tongue for the winter.

So, you need to purchase in advance:

5 kg of eggplants, make sure they are not overripe;

0.5 sweet bell pepper;

1 cup garlic;

4 things. hot pepper;

2 cup sunflower oil;

1 cup vinegar;

1 cup sugar;

4 liters of tomato juice.

How to cook mother-in-law's tongue from eggplant for the winter

The first thing you need to do is wash the tomatoes and remove the stems. For harvesting, I buy only homemade meaty varieties of tomatoes, because they are very aromatic and give more juice.

Winter salad Mother-in-law's tongue from eggplant

Wash the blue ones, cut off the “butts”, cut into four or eight or twelve pieces. Look at the size of the eggplant; the larger it is, the more parts you need to cut.

Winter salad Mother-in-law's tongue from eggplant

Add salt and let stand for 1 hour. Let the bitterness go away, be sure to rinse off excess salt.

Prepare the bell pepper. Clean it from the insides and cut it into four parts.

Winter salad Mother-in-law's tongue from eggplant

Peel the garlic and hot pepper.

Spin the tomatoes in a juicer.If the tomatoes are small, then throw them in whole; if they are large, then be sure to cut them into several parts, otherwise you will splash the entire kitchen.

Winter salad Mother-in-law's tongue from eggplant

Grind bell pepper, garlic and hot pepper in a meat grinder.

Add garlic, hot pepper, sunflower oil, vinegar, sugar to the resulting tomato, bring to a boil, add eggplant and boil for 20 minutes.

Winter salad Mother-in-law's tongue from eggplant

Fold into liters banks and roll up. I wash the jars with soda, very thoroughly, and let the water drain.

Winter salad Mother-in-law's tongue from eggplant

The recipe is simple and easy to prepare, and the taste is simply delicious. You won’t be ashamed to put a salad called Mother-in-law’s tongue prepared for the winter on an exquisite holiday table.


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