Odessa-style sauté
Description
Odesa-style sauté differs from the regular version by the addition of apple. The combination of eggplant, carrot, onion, bell pepper, tomato, and apple creates a wonderful flavor profile and gives the dish a bright, appetizing appearance. This sauté can be served as a main dish or as a side dish.
Instructions
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Step 1
Take the ingredients for preparing sauté.
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Step 2
Peel the onion, wash it, and finely chop. Place in a frying pan.
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Step 3
Peel, wash, and grate the carrots. Add to the onion. Pour in the sunflower oil and lightly sauté these vegetables for 7–8 minutes, stirring.
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Step 4
Then add the onion and carrots to a heavy-bottomed pot.
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Step 5
Remove seeds from the bell pepper, wash it. Cut into strips and add to the saucepan.
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Step 6
Wash the apple, peel and grate it. Place it in a saucepan.
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Step 7
Wash and peel the eggplants. Slice them into rounds 0.7–1 centimeter thick.
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Step 8
Roll half of the sliced eggplants in flour and place them in a pot with the vegetables and apple.
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Step 9
Chop the tomatoes any way you like. Add to a saucepan.
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Step 10
Add salt and sugar to taste. Pour in 150 ml of water. Cover the pot with a lid.
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Step 11
Simmer the vegetables over low heat for 25–30 minutes until the sauté is cooked. Then add chopped garlic and herbs.
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Step 12
Mix the sauté with garlic and herbs.
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Step 13
The Odessa-style sauté is ready. It can be served at the table. Delicious both warm and cold.