Chinese Eggplant with Spicy Garlic Sauce

Name: Chinese Eggplant with Spicy Garlic Sauce
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 gr Chinese eggplant, cut into pieces; 1 tsp salt; 2 Tbsp cornstarch; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 inch ginger, crushed; 2 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil; 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1/2 Tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 Tbsp oyster sauce; 1 Tbsp garlic chili paste; 2 Tbsp water; 1 tsp sugar; 1/4 tsp ground pepper; 1 tsp cornstarch

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Pasadena, California

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This is a quick and easy Chinese eggplant dish that’s spicy and tangy. The eggplant pieces are so tender. They feel like they almost melt in your mouth 😋
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Ingredients

300 grChinese eggplant, cut into pieces
1 tspsalt
2 Tbspcornstarch
3garlic cloves, minced
1 inchginger, crushed
2 Tbspvegetable oil
1/2 Tbspsesame oil
Sauce ingredients: (mix well in a small bowl)
1 Tbspsoy sauce
1/2 Tbspdark soy sauce
1 Tbspoyster sauce
1 Tbspgarlic chili paste
2 Tbspwater
1 tspsugar
1/4 tspground pepper
1 tspcornstarch

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Steps

1

Soak the eggplant in a bowl filled with water that has been given 1 tsp of salt. Cover the bowl. Let stand for 30 minutes. Drain well. Dry with paper towels.
2

Mix the eggplant with cornstarch. Stir well.
3

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat. Fry the eggplant until cooked and browned. Remove from the heat. Set aside.
4

Turn down the heat a little. Heat sesame oil. Sauté garlic and ginger until fragrant.
5

Put the eggplant back in the skillet. Stir it up.
6

Pour the sauce mixture (stir it well before pouring it). Stir well. Adjust to taste. Remove from the heat.
7

Serve over warm white rice. Yum 😋

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jenscookingdiary @jenscookingdiary

on September 27, 2020 03:56

Pasadena, California

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