time: About 1 hour
Cooking time: 2–3 hours
Total time: About 4–5 hours
Yield: Approximately 8–10 medium jars
## Ingredients
* 10 kg ripe, fleshy red peppers
* 2 kg eggplants
* 5–6 fresh chili peppers, optional
* 500 ml sunflower oil or mild olive oil
* 2–3 heads of garlic
* 2–3 tablespoons salt, or to taste
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 150 ml white vinegar
## Choosing the Best Peppers
Long, fleshy red peppers are ideal for ajvar because they have a naturally sweet flavor and contain less water than thinner varieties. Choose peppers that are:
* Fully ripe
