Braised Asian Eggplant with Ginger Garlic Sauce
This delicious Asian eggplant is a quick and easy vegetarian recipe. It's made with long and slender Chinese eggplant that is braised and then cooked in a rich and savory ginger garlic sauce. Ready in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon EACH: cooking oil and toasted sesame oil
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 3 long eggplants, quartered and cut into 3-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon ground Sichuan pepper
- 1 cup stock, divided
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, chicken or vegetable
- 1 tablespoon garlic chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinkiang vinegar, can sub rice vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- Chopped cilantro and toasted sesame seeds, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the cooking oil and sesame oil in a large frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Add the eggplant, ginger, garlic, and Sichuan pepper and stir together. Pour ¾ cup of the stock over the top and cover the pan. Let the eggplant braise for 10 minutes, stirring a couple of times.1 tablespoon EACH: cooking oil and toasted sesame oil, 1 medium onion, 3 long eggplants, 1 tablespoon ginger, 3 cloves garlic, ½ teaspoon ground Sichuan pepper, 1 cup stock
- Make the sauce in a small bowl. Mix the remaining ¼ cup of stock with the soy sauce, garlic chili sauce, vinegar, honey, and cornstarch.2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon garlic chili sauce, 1 tablespoon Chinkiang vinegar, 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- Once the eggplant is soft, pour the sauce over the top and mix well. Let the sauce cook and thicken for 1 minute.
- Remove the eggplant from the heat, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and sesame seeds and serve immediately.Chopped cilantro and toasted sesame seeds
Serving: 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 185kcal, Carbohydrates: 28g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Sodium: 955mg, Potassium: 863mg, Fiber: 11g, Sugar: 16g, Vitamin A: 205IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 44mg, Iron: 1mg