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| EGGPLANT STIR FRIED IN SOY SAUCE |
I love Eggplants and I love to cook it up in so many ways. When perfectly cooked Eggplants can even taste better than meats. This is a very simple and a traditional Chinese style home cooked side dish found in different versions more or less with similar ingredients throughout China and South East Asia.
With the upcoming Lunar New Year, I thought of hitting upon few Asian delicacies suitable for a New Year Eve Dinner. It’s all about having a different culture’s cuisine as often as possible. Spice is definitely something I do not hold back on as my husband is a person who calibrates a dish with its spiciness. At least a mild note of spiciness would be appreciated in such dishes and this Eggplant Stir fry is no excuse. In this Chinese Eggplant Stir Fry, I have cooked Eggplants along with Garlic in Dark Soy Sauce with a mild note of Spiciness from Birdseye Chilli. For a mild sweet note substitute Dark Soy Sauce with ABC Sauce(Kicap Manis). This Chinese Eggplant Stir Fry is one delicious meal which can be prepared within 15 minutes.
With the upcoming Lunar New Year, I thought of hitting upon few Asian delicacies suitable for a New Year Eve Dinner. It’s all about having a different culture’s cuisine as often as possible. Spice is definitely something I do not hold back on as my husband is a person who calibrates a dish with its spiciness. At least a mild note of spiciness would be appreciated in such dishes and this Eggplant Stir fry is no excuse. In this Chinese Eggplant Stir Fry, I have cooked Eggplants along with Garlic in Dark Soy Sauce with a mild note of Spiciness from Birdseye Chilli. For a mild sweet note substitute Dark Soy Sauce with ABC Sauce(Kicap Manis). This Chinese Eggplant Stir Fry is one delicious meal which can be prepared within 15 minutes.
Eggplants can be converted into various dishes and it is one vegetable which is quite versatile and adapted my most of Cuisines around the world. Even there is a Haiku(short form of Japanese poetry in 3 phrases)written by Matsuo Basho in the name of EGGPLANT, may be writer felt the vegetable to be so special that he wrote a poem in its name.
tiny leaves are sprouting
from the eggplant seed!
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Cuisine - Chinese (Southeast Asia)
Course - Side DishSpice Level - Medium-High
Difficulty - Easy
Serves - 3-4
Author - SM
Preparation Time - 5 - 10 Minutes
Cooking Time - 10 - 15 Minutes
HOW TO COOK EGGPLANT STIR FRIED IN SOY SAUCE
INGREDIENTS :
Eggplant/Brinjal – 2 Nos. (Long & Tender)Garlic - 2 -3 Cloves
Birds-eye Chilli - 1 No (optional)
Dark Soy Sauce/ABC Sauce - 2 Tspns
Salt - To Taste
Sugar - a Pinch
Cooking oil - 1 Tbspn
METHOD :
- Rinse the eggplant with water and cut into 5cm pieces.
- Soak the eggplants in water with a pinch of salt to prevent them from turning brown.
- Heat Oil in a Wok/Pan over high heat.
- Add minced Garlic and Bird's-eye Chillies, stir-fry for about 10 seconds until fragrant(should not be browned).
- Add the Eggplant along with a dash of Salt and gently stir-fry on a medium-high flame until the eggplant turns soft.
- Add Dark Soy Sauce/ABC Sauce and Sugar.
- Sprinkle some water at this stage if necessary.
- Cover and cook on a medium flame for a minute.
- Stir-fry until well combined..
- Immediately, serve Eggplant Stir Fry hot.
- Eggplant Stir Fry goes well with Fragrant Rice or Fried Rice/Noodles recipe.
NOTES :
- Add some water while cooking Eggplants, if necessary.
- Certain varieties of Eggplants need to be cooked long.
- Cook Eggplants to suit your preference.
- I usually stir fry the Eggplants on high heat for a short time. This will retain its nutrients and keep them fresh, soft and meaty. Do not overcook the Eggplants.
- Do not brown the garlic, as they would tend to give a bitter taste to the dish.
- Adding Birds-eye Chilli is purely optional.
- Can also add Dry Chilli flakes instead of Birds-eye Chillies.
- Adjust the number of chillies to your preferred spice level.
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