Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey

I know it sounds weird, that's how I reacted when I heard about the combination - but I kept getting upset and after many praises of that I said I would try it. And I was "rewarded" in full - I've never eaten such a successful and delicious spread.

I will definitely repeat it in the coming years, in fact that is the reason why I put it on the site, to find it here next year.

Ingredients
White onion
1 kg
Apples
1 kg
Carrots
1 kg
Celery root
1 kg
Round of hungary peppers
1 kg
Red peppers
1 kg
Tomatoes
2 kg
Eggplant
2 kg
Honey
2 tsp
Salt
2 tbsp
to taste
Sunflower oil
500 ml
Step by step
Step 1

Because zacusca is prepared not quite simply and banally, I would recommend you do it in 2 days - that is in 2 steps.

On the first day prepare the vegetables (bake, clean, wash) and on the second day make zacusca.

First bake the eggplant, peppers and donuts (optionally you can only bake eggplant, put the other 2 raw, but I recommend you bake them anyway :)

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 1
Step 2

Clean them and prepare them for zacusca.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 2
Step 3

You can use the canned tomatoes from the store or from the fresh market, but with a little work on them - I scalded, peeled and robotized.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 3
Step 4

The onion is cleaned and passed through the mincer or through the food processor (I passed them all through the robot, so it goes on and on). So are apples, peeled, robot or grated.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 4
Step 5

Celery and carrots are cleaned, washed and passed through the robot, to grind well.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 5
Step 6

Now we start to temper them all - separately, then combine them in the order I tell you below.

In a deeper and larger pan, sauté the onion with apples and oil.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 6
Step 7

In a larger cauldron (because in it you will combine all the ingredients) put the carrots with celery and oil.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 7
Step 8

After the onion has softened well, add it to the carrot and celery composition (and let them cook well).

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 8
Step 9

And because the camera battery "died" here, I'll tell you what I did with peppers, donuts and eggplant - I can't show you all the steps.

So I put all this through the robot and hardened them with a little oil until they got hot, then I added them to the above composition.

In case you don't have baked peppers and donuts, simply put them through the robot and cook well until soft.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 9
Step 10

I boiled the tomatoes so simple, to be hot when I add them to the zacusca and I put them in the cauldron as well.

Mix well the whole composition as you put the vegetables.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 10
Step 11

And let it simmer, stirring periodically for about 1.30 - 2 hours. Be careful to mix it as it throws hot drops.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 11
Step 12

While the zacusca is boiling, prepare the jars - wash them and dry them in the oven at 100-150 degrees - or dry them in time in the sun or on a towel.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 12
Step 13

After the zacusca has boiled well, notice that the oil rises on top, a sign that it is ready - then add the honey and season with salt.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 13
Step 14

Fill the jars with hot zacusca and staple them tightly, tightly.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 14
Step 15

After filling all the jars, put them on an oven tray and leave for 150-40 minutes at 150 degrees - to sterilize the jars and their contents.

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 15
Step 16

Then let the jars cool completely, stick labels and put in a cool place away from zacusca lovers :)

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 16
Step 17

And here to make you crave, on homemade black bread - it quickly ran down your throat and not a single slice :)

Good appetite!

Eggplant Spread with Apples and Honey - Step 17
Quantity: 7 kg (19-20 320ml jars)
Prep time:
240 min
Difficulty: difficult
Ready in: 120 min