Can eggplant be pickled? How to make pickled eggplant

Eggplant is a common dish on people's tables in summer. It can be fried or stewed, but recently some people have heard that eggplant can be pickled. Is this true? Eggplant can indeed be pickled, but it also needs to be steamed in advance. Below I will give a detailed introduction to the method of pickled eggplant. Friends who want to eat pickled eggplant can learn to make it by themselves.

Can eggplant be pickled? How to pickle eggplant

Ingredients for pickled eggplant

When making pickled eggplant at home, you need to prepare 1,500 grams of tender long eggplant, 200 grams of chopped pepper sauce, 100 grams of coriander, an appropriate amount of green onions, soy sauce, miso sauce, and finally a small amount of white sugar.

How to pickle eggplant

1. Wash the prepared eggplant with clean water, remove its stem, then put water in the pot, steam the eggplant, steam it for another 20 minutes after boiling, then turn off the heat, take out the eggplant, spread it out to cool for later use.

2. Remove the old leaves and roots of the prepared coriander, wash it with clean water, cut it into small pieces, peel the green onions and cut them into chopped green onions. Then put the coriander and chopped green onions together, add the prepared soy sauce, miso sauce and chopped pepper sauce, and finally add sugar and mix well to get the sauce.

3. Prepare a clean small bowl, put a layer of eggplants on the bottom, then put a layer of sauce, then put another layer of eggplants, then put another layer of sauce, and repeat this process. After putting everything in, seal it with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

4. The next day, the eggplant will be pickled and tasty. When you want to eat it, take it out and add sesame oil to season it. Mix well and you can eat it. In addition, the pickled eggplant you make yourself can only be stored for about ten days without preservatives. It will go bad after too long.