EASY CHINESE EGGPLANT RECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Add 3/4 cup of water and the cornstarch to a medium bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, hoisin, vinegar, Chinese five spice, garlic powder and red pepper flakes. Whisk to combine and set aside.
• To prepare the eggplant, slice the ends off of an eggplant. Slice into thirds horizontally, so you have 3 cylinders. Slice each cylinder lengthwise into quarters, so you have sticks. Repeat with remaining eggplants.
• Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add half of the eggplant, season with salt and pepper, and cook until charred and softened, about 7 – 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and repeat with remaining half.
• Deglaze the pan with 2 tablespoons of water, scraping up the brown bits on the bottom of the skillet. Pour into the bowl with the eggplant.
• Lower the heat to medium and add about a teaspoon of oil to the skillet. Add the garlic and scallions and sauté for 30 – 60 seconds.
• Give the sauce mixture a good whisk and pour into the skillet. Let simmer until thickened, about 1 – 2 minutes.
• Add the eggplant and chili oil to the skillet. Season with salt. Stir to combine and let cook for 5 – 7 minutes so the eggplant can absorb all the flavors.
• Garnish with sliced scallions.

Steps:

• Wash and drain the eggplant and potatoes, and put the skins in a steamer to steam until soft; wash and drain the tomatoes, pierce them with a pair of chopsticks, bake them on the gas stove for a while, and then peel off the skins. Then only take the peel part (the pulp is too watery) and cut into small pieces
• Cut the green chili into small pieces, slap the garlic, and cut into coarse pieces
• Take a small bowl, add all the ingredients in the sauce (except the sesame oil), and adjust the flavor. Slightly saltier
• Let the steamed eggplant and potatoes cool. Remove the outer skin of the eggplant, tear it apart, and cut it into inch lengths; remove the outer skin and cut the potatoes into small pieces
• Then put all the prepared main ingredients in a larger bowl, add the tuned sauce, mix well, put it in a covered container, and refrigerate for a while
• Take out before eating, pour in sesame oil and mix well