Stewed eggplant can be prepared as a side dish for any dish, as well as as a separate dish with its own special and unique taste. This dish will certainly become a favorite in your family and will please both home and guests of your house, because it has its own special and unique taste.
Ingredients
To prepare eggplants stewed in sour cream, you need a very simple and accessible range of products for every housewife. Most vegetables can be found in your garden, so for those living in rural areas, this dish will not require large expenses. We need:
4 small eggplants;
-100 grams of medium fat sour cream;
-2 tomatoes;
-1 head of onion;
-1 carrot;
-Bay leaf;
-2-3 allspice peas;
-50 grams of sunflower oil;
-1 tablespoon flour;
-salt and pepper to taste.
Preparation
In order to cook stewed eggplants, it is necessary, first of all, to peel the onions, thoroughly wash them from the remnants of the shell and cut them into small half rings. After that, you need to wash and peel the carrots thoroughly. Then we rub it on a coarse grater and take up the eggplant. They must be peeled, washed thoroughly and cut into medium-sized cubes.
A deep skillet must be placed to warm up over medium heat. When it is hot enough, you need to pour in the sunflower oil. After that, we throw chopped onions and grated carrots into the pan, not forgetting to stir. When the onions and carrots are cooked, you can add the eggplants and fry them for five minutes.
When the vegetables are ready, add allspice and bay leaves to the pan to give our dish a pleasant aroma. Pour sour cream and let the vegetables simmer under a lid over low heat for about 30 minutes until the eggplants become soft and almost dissolve in the sour cream. Then you can add spices. You need to be careful with the addition of salt and pepper, because eggplant itself has a specific taste.
The tomatoes must be rinsed thoroughly, and if the shell is hard, then it is worth peeling them. Then cut the tomatoes into half rings, throw them into the pan, cover with a lid and simmer for another 5 minutes. When the tomatoes become soft, the dish can be considered ready.
If necessary, if the vegetables in the sour cream seem too liquid to you, sprinkle them with flour. After that, the dish should be mixed and allowed to stand over the fire for another 2-3 minutes.
Decorate the stewed eggplant with herbs. You can decorate the dish with dill, or you can also finely chopped green onions, it all depends on the individual taste of each.
Before serving to guests, it is recommended to slightly warm the dish, but not until hot. It will be delicious if served as a side dish with rice dishes. Also, stewed vegetables can be put on bread and enjoy the taste of unusual sandwiches.
