We are on the road… recipe later.
Okay I’m back. We were traveling from Pennsylvania to Ohio and posted that yesterday right before we left my brother’s house. This one’s another easy recipe:
3 Japanese or other Asian eggplants, cut into 2-inch chunks (or roll-cut Chinese style — you know, cut then roll? cut then roll again, and so on…)
oil for deep-frying, I use canola or safflower but peanut is more traditional
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon bean sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon chili paste
1/4 cup chicken stock
1 teaspoon sugar
Heat oil to medium-high in a wok or other large, deep skillet. Deep-fry eggplant chunks in batches, 1-2 minutes, then remove with slotted spoon or mesh skimmer and drain. Discard oil from wok and replace with 1 tablespoon fresh oil. Stir-frying over high heat, add garlic, cook 10 seconds, add ginger, 10 seconds, then add soy sauce, bean sauce, oyster sauce and chili paste, cook 30 seconds. Add chicken stock and sugar and stir 30 seconds. Add eggplant pieces and stir-fold to coat with the sauce, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat and serve.
This is a really awesome recipe. Thank you for sharing it! I made it last night and it turned out delicious–tasted exactly like it would from the restaurant.
The only problem I have is the eggplant turned out mushy and I think it might just be the nature of preparing the eggplant. Do you have any tips on preventing soggy eggplant?
Thanks again for sharing!
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Hi,
Due to not finding an email in your about section, I try through a comment:
I just linked to you,
do you want to link back to my site:
Title: Quick Dinner Recipes
URL: http://www.theskinnycook.com
Would also be my pleasure to feature your favorite recipe on my site with link back to you of course.
Please remove this post after use,
Thanks,
Stef aka TheSkinnyCook
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On which road are you (assuming in your latter post I saw a cookbook about Afghanistan?)
Happy cooking!
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Well get off the road and post it! that’s what I want for dinner tonight! Looks beauteous…
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