Ajvar Finally Completed

Ajvar Finally Completed

If I was selling the ajvar condiment
it would have to be more than $50 a jar.
I'm not sure I'd be ahead, even to pay myself a meager salary.

Here I'm grilling and blistering the peppers on a mini weber.
Just enough room for all of them.
I used apple wood chips for flavor.
At first the lid of the grill would barely fit over.
But as they smoked they lost some girth.

Here are the grilled and  blistered peppers and eggplant.
I had grilled and blistered the eggplant separately.

Took some time to peel the skins and remove the seeds
As I said in my previous post, this is an all day project.

Here I'm cooking the peppers and eggplant.
I added minced garlic, salt, a bit of sugar, and some vinegar.
My whole house had the fragrance of the smoky peppers.
Of course I had to do a taste test.
Oh my, a days work but so worth it.
Stay tuned for how I use the ajvar condiment.
Some use it as a dip, or on bread, perhaps on meat.
Would be good no matter what.
Definitely a labor of love.