The split eggplants in jar cooking that I propose today will amaze you. A side dish cooked in a jar, which cooks in the microwave in a few minutes and will give you so much flavor. A light eggplant recipe that you can keep for 15 days in the refrigerator, thanks to the vacuum that will form in the jar. The split eggplants get their name from the cuts made in the flesh after splitting the eggplant in half. The eggplant will be cooked in the jar flavored with simple ingredients like garlic, chili, and oregano. Clearly, small round eggplants should be chosen to fit into the jar. If you can’t find small eggplants, you can use low wide liter jars or cut them into pieces that can fit into the jar.
Have you already tried my other recipes with eggplants in jar cooking?
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This recipe is from my first book EASY JAR COOKING (Gribaudo ed.), if you prefer to have dietary recipes, you can purchase my second book LIGHT JAR COOKING (Gribaudo ed.).
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 42 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 102.33 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 9.89 (g) of which sugars 5.36 (g)
- Proteins 1.67 (g)
- Fat 7.31 (g) of which saturated 1.06 (g)of which unsaturated 0.15 (g)
- Fibers 4.79 (g)
- Sodium 197.38 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 125 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Shopping List for Jar Eggplants
- 2 round eggplants (about 10.5 oz each)
- 2 chili peppers (small)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (leveled)
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (scarce)
- 4 pinches fine salt
What You Need to Prepare the Eggplants in Jar Cooking
- 2 Jars 500 ml with thin gasket
Rosella’s Tips
This recipe is also great warm, unhook and place the jar in the microwave, set for 3 minutes, using the defrost function. Gently pull the gasket and serve.
Split Eggplants in Marinara Jar Cooking
Pour 0.42 cups (100 ml) of tomato pulp seasoned with oil, salt, and basil into the bottom of the jar, insert half an eggplant and add some pieces of caciocavallo cheese between the cuts. Cook for 5 minutes. In this case, the vacuum-sealed eggplants will keep for 1 week.
