To make the stewed eggplants in jar cooking, I was inspired by an oriental cuisine book, just like the zaalouk in jar cooking. A quick recipe to prepare eggplants and serve them as a side dish or turn them into a main course. For example, you can use the braised eggplants in jar cooking to dress the mix of grains in jar cooking or the couscous dish with chickpeas and eggplants quick. The recipe for making eggplants in a jar is very simple, just cut the eggplants into large cubes, add fresh scallion, flour, soy sauce. Jar cooking will make the eggplants delicious.
Now, get your jars ready and let’s make the stewed eggplants in jar cooking!
Do you have a lot of eggplants to use? Preserve them for many days with these recipes:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 6 Minutes
- Portions: 3
- Cooking methods: Microwave
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Autumn
- Energy 192.60 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 18.04 (g) of which sugars 6.65 (g)
- Proteins 4.02 (g)
- Fat 12.81 (g) of which saturated 1.83 (g)of which unsaturated 0.17 (g)
- Fibers 4.85 (g)
- Sodium 767.83 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 153 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
Ingredients for Jar Cooking Eggplants
- 15 oz eggplant
- 1 fresh scallion
- 1 chili pepper
- 2 tsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 clove garlic (optional)
What You Need for Jar Cooking in the Microwave
The jars suitable for jar cooking can be purchased, already equipped with 4 clips, on the website Decorazioni dolci, with discount code WECK10.
- 1 Microwave Oven
- 1 Jar one-liter with thin gasket
- 1 Knife
How to Make Stewed Eggplants in Jar Cooking in the Microwave
Wash the eggplant well, peel and wash the scallion, keeping the green part. Cut the eggplant into large cubes and place them in the jar. Add all the ingredients and then clean the rim of the jar, close and clip it. Shake the jar well to mix the contents.
Place the jar in the microwave and start cooking for 12 minutes at your tested power, I use 600 watts.
At the end of cooking, let the closed jar rest for at least 20 minutes. The eggplants will finish cooking and a vacuum will form in the jar, allowing you to store the stewed eggplants in jar cooking for 15 days in the refrigerator.
Additional Tips for Oriental Eggplants in Jar Cooking
Cutting the eggplants into large cubes is useful for better texture. Rice vinegar can be replaced with a little white wine mixed with a little apple cider vinegar.
