Zucchini with eggplant and tomatoes in a frying pan

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make zucchini with eggplant and tomatoes in a frying pan? Everything is very simple. First, prepare the necessary vegetables according to the list. In addition to these ingredients, you can add other vegetables to your liking. Wash and dry all the vegetables.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut the zucchini into medium cubes. Which zucchini will work best? Choose young fruits with tender skins. Wash them and peel them. It is not necessary to cut off a very thin skin. If you use more mature zucchini, cut off the rough peel and cut out the middle with the seeds

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut tomatoes into medium pieces. Choose juicy tomatoes, but dense. Soft fruits do not keep their shape well, in the process of slicing and cooking they will spread into a shapeless mass and spoil the appearance of the dish.

4. Step 4:

   

   I decided in the process to add yellow tomatoes for the color.

5. Step 5:

   

   Wash the eggplants, dry them and cut them into large cubes. If the eggplant is bitter, add salt and leave for 10 minutes. Then rinse. Drain the resulting liquid, rinse the eggplants and start cooking. Please note that in some cases there is no need to remove the bitterness from eggplants - usually young vegetables are not bitter, as well as some special varieties of them.

6. Step 6:

   

   Cut half of the onion into half rings. If you or your children do not eat onions, feel free to exclude it from the list of ingredients.

8. Step 7:

   

   Finely chop the garlic.

9. Step 8:

   

   Wash, dry and finely chop the greens. Take the greens according to your taste. I have this parsley. You can also use green onions, coriander, dill, wild cherry, etc .

10. Step 9:

    

    Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. Put the sliced zucchini, onion, eggplant, tomatoes.

11. Step 10:

    

    Pour in the water. Simmer the vegetables on low heat under the lid for 40-50 minutes, without stirring. Vegetables should shrink by a third in volume and release a lot of juice.

12. Step 11:

    

    10-15 minutes before cooking, sprinkle everything with chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Continue to simmer under the lid until tender. Optionally, you can additionally sprinkle the vegetables with dried herbs, for example, Provencal or a special mixture for vegetables.

13. Step 12:

    

    At the very end, sprinkle with chopped parsley and turn off the heat. Bon appetit!