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Asian Eggplant Recipe
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.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 185 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Asian
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 gluten-free if needed
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
185kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Sodium
955mg
(40%)
Potassium
863mg
(25%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
205IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 185kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 955mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 863mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 205IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.