Ingredients
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1/2 cup olive oil
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1 clove garlic, crushed
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3/4 cup celery, finely diced
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2 cups tomato puree or 2 cups tomato sauce
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1/3 cup pitted green olives, coarsely chopped
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1/3 cup pitted black olives, coarsely chopped
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1/4 cup capers, drained
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1/4 cup red wine vinegar or 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
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2 tablespoons brown sugar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon pepper
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1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
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1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
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3 tablespoons parsley, minced
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2 eggplants, unpeeled
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2 large Spanish onions, peeled
Instructions
- Heat 5 Tbs olive oil in stockpot.
- Add eggplant that has been cut into 1" cubes.
- Stir fry 10-12 minutes until golden and touched with brown.
- Add remaining oil, onions, garlic, and celery and stir fry 10 minutes longer until golden.
- Mix in all remaining ingredients, cover, reduce heat to moderately low and simmer 1 hour, stirring about every 10 minutes.
- Uncover and cook until very thick, about the consistency of chutney.
- Prepare 3 pint sized jars.
- Ladle caponata into jars leaving 1 inch headspace.
- Wipe rims with a damp cloth.
- Seal with lids.
- Pressure cooker can pints at 10 pounds pressure for 30 minutes.