Whole Marinated Aubergines (“Sinenkie”)

Name: Whole Marinated Aubergines (“Sinenkie”)
Yield: about 8 litres
Cuisine: Ukrainian home cooking
Ingredients: 7 kg aubergines; 2 level tbsp salt; 3 heaped tbsp sugar; 1 tsp (or 50–60 g vinegar) citric acid; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; by eye vegetable oil; by eye garlic

Whole unpeeled aubergines cooked in marinade and sealed in jars. In winter they are sliced and dressed with oil and garlic.

Steps

1. Bring the marinade to the boil, add the whole unpeeled aubergines and cook for 10 minutes.
2. Pack into sterilised jars, cover with the marinade, seal and wrap up.
3. In winter, slice the aubergines lengthways and dress with oil and garlic.

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