Pindzhur
A Balkan relish from the Pirin region and North Macedonia — roasted peppers, aubergine and tomatoes peeled and chopped by hand with garlic, oil and a little vinegar, so it stays chunky rather than puréed.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 kg red peppers (kapia or bell)
- 400 g aubergine
- 500 g ripe tomatoes
- 4 garlic cloves
- 80 ml sunflower oil
- 1.5 tbsp wine vinegar
- 0.5 bunch parsley, finely chopped
- to taste salt
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 1241 kcal · P 19.8g · C 110.4g · F 84.9g
Estimated from 7 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Roast the peppers, aubergine and tomatoes on a grill, over a gas flame or under the oven grill at 250°C, turning them until the skins are blackened and blistered all over — about 15 minutes for the tomatoes, 25 minutes for the peppers and 40 minutes for the aubergine.
- 2Steam the peppers in a covered bowl for 10 minutes, then peel and deseed them. Peel the tomatoes and scoop the aubergine flesh out of its skin.
- 3Leave the aubergine flesh and the peppers to drain in a colander for 15 minutes — the juices they release would make the pindzhur watery, and the aubergine juice is bitter too.
- 4Chop everything very finely with a knife on a board, or pass it through a mincer with a coarse plate. Do not use a blender: pindzhur should be finely chopped, never a purée.
- 5Crush the garlic with a pinch of salt and stir it into the vegetables.
- 6Pour in the oil in a thin stream, stirring all the time, then add the vinegar and salt to taste.
- 7Stir in the parsley and chill for at least 1 hour so the flavours settle. Serve cold with fresh bread or alongside grilled meat.
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Questions and answers
How long does Pindzhur take to make?
About 70 minutes: 30 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Pindzhur?
8 ingredients: red peppers, aubergine, ripe tomatoes, garlic cloves, sunflower oil, wine vinegar, parsley, salt.
How many servings does this Pindzhur recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Pindzhur?
About 207 kcal, with 3.3 g protein, 18.4 g carbohydrate and 14.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Pindzhur recipe suit?
It is vegan.
What cuisine is Pindzhur?
Pindzhur comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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