Braised eggplant in garlic sauce

Source : Soak Eggplant In Salty Water For 5 Minutes To Remove Excess Water In Eggplant Get Ready For All Other Ingredients Squeeze Out Brining Water In Eggplant...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : July 4, 2026

Step:

  1. Soak eggplant in salty water for 5 minutes to remove excess water in eggplant.

  2. Get ready for all other ingredients. Squeeze out brining water in eggplant and set them aside.

  3. In a heated wok, saute eggplant in oil until they begin to soften for about a minute. Add carrot, onion and garlic, keep stirfry until aromatic for another minutes.

    Braised eggplant in garlic sauce recipe step 3 photo
  4. Season with broadbean paste and pour in cooking wine. Cover up all eggplants with hot water and simmer for about 15 minutes on medium heat until soft and liquid reduce 2/3.

  5. Turn up the heat and stir very gently. Reduce the juice to almost nothing and splash in vinegar and a touch of honey. Adjust seasoning if necessary towards the end.

  6. Toss green onion in right before plating. Serve with rice or noodles.

    Braised eggplant in garlic sauce recipe step 6 photo

Ingredients

  1. 1 lb Chinese eggplant, hand broken into inch length
  2. 1 Tsp salt in 4 cups of water for brining
  3. 1/2 carrot, sliced
  4. 1/2 onion, sliced
  5. 3 garlic, minced
  6. 1 tsp minced ginger
  7. 1 cup cooking wine
  8. 1/4 cup olive oil
  9. 2 green onion, sliced
  10. 1 Tsp tamari sauce
  11. 1 Tsp Pixian broadbean paste
  12. 1/2 Tsp Chinese aged vinegar

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