Cooking delicious grilled eggplant

Kitchen appliances and utensils: grill, cutting board, knife, tongs, silicone brush for lubrication.

Ingredients

Step cooking

1. Eggplant must be washed well under running water. Cut off the ends and cut into rings of about 12 mm. We try to make the rings the same thickness.
   
2. Put the sliced ​​eggplant on a plate or tray. Lubricate with olive oil, salt to taste, pepper, sprinkle with granulated garlic, marjoram or other Italian herbs. Turn eggplant rings on the other side, lubricate with olive oil in the same way, salt, pepper, sprinkle with granulated garlic and marjoram. You can let the eggplant stand a little.
   
3. We spread the eggplant mugs on the grill. We lay out large pieces closer to the center. Cover the grill lid and leave for 4 minutes.
   
4. After that, using tongs, turn the browned eggplant mugs onto the other side. If the heat is too strong, move the eggplant a little further from the center.
   
5. After 4 minutes, check again. If they are ready, the pattern from the lattice is clearly visible on the circles, and they become wet. We cook eggplants in this way for 8-14 minutes, depending on whether you want them to be slightly unfinished, or completely softened.
   
6. We take out the prepared eggplant mugs from the grill, put it on a plate and serve. Enjoy your meal!
   

Cooking options

Also grilled eggplant can be prepared in other ways:

• If desired, other vegetables can be added, such as zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, etc.
• You can cook eggplant with mushrooms.
• Some chefs pickle eggplant in wine vinegar with spices.
• You can take any other vegetable instead of olive oil.
• Soy sauce can also be added to the marinade.
• Instead of granulated garlic, fresh can be used.
• Some recipes recommend pickling in yogurt, sour cream or mayonnaise.
• You can sprinkle the finished eggplant with grated hard cheese.
• If you like spicy dishes, you can use chili peppers.
• You can sprinkle fresh squeezed lemon juice.
• Eggplant can be cut not only in circles, but also in “boats”, cut into pieces along.
• From spices, in addition to peppers, you can add caraway, oregano, basil, paprika.
• If desired, add fresh parsley, dill or cilantro to the sauce.

You can experiment with making marinade and adding your favorite spices.

Video recipe

We offer to view the video recipe for cooking eggplant on the grill. The author of the plot tells in detail and demonstrates each stage of preparation. You can also see how the finished eggplant looks on a plate.