Tender golden eggplant with garlic sauce recipe.
Sweet and tangy. A quick flavour-packed dish that’s perfect with steamed rice.
Eggplant recipe
Vegan recipe
Eggplant with Garlic
Serves: 2-3
Preparation Time :10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
400g Asian eggplants (or regular eggplants)
2-3 cloves garlic (8-10g), minced
2 slices fresh ginger (5g), julienned
2 spring onions (white part for stir-frying, green part for garnish)
3-4 TBSP neutral oil
2 TBSP potato starch / corn starch (for coating)
Sauce:
1 ½ TBSP soy sauce
1 ½ TBSP oyster sauce
1 ½ TBSP rice vinegar
1 ½ TBSP sugar
½ cup water
Method:
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, sugar and water. Set aside.
Slice the eggplants lengthwise, then cut into batons or half-moons. Soak in water for 2-3 minutes (to prevent discoloration), then pat dry. Lightly dust with potato starch.
Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry the eggplant in batches until golden on both sides and slightly softened. Remove and set aside.
In the same wok, add another 1-2 tablespoon oil. Stir-fry the garlic, ginger and white parts of the spring onion for 30-60 seconds until fragrant.
Return the eggplant to the wok, pour in the prepared sauce, and toss quickly until the sauce thickens and coats the eggplant.
Transfer to a plate, garnish with the green parts of the spring onion, and enjoy hot with steamed rice.