Chinese eggplant in garlic sauce is a sweet and spicy dish, best enjoyed with steamed rice. It has that velvety sauce, which can be made as spicy as you want to please everyone.

Ingredients

Method

1. Finely chop garlic and ginger.



2. Cut half inch thick pieces of eggplant about 2 to 3 inches long.



3. Heat oil in a wok and fry the eggplant pieces. Do not skip frying. That’s half the taste of this dish.
4. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and saute garlic and ginger.



5. Mix soy sauce, vinegar, red chilli flakes, salt, sugar and corn starch in a 2/3 cup of water.



6. Add the sauce mixture to the pan and stir.



7. Add fried eggplant and basil leaves and mix lightly to coat all pieces.



8. Garnish Chinese eggplant in garlic sauce with chopped green onions and sesame oil and serve it with steaming steamed rice.

Notes:

1. The long eggplants are better for this recipe as they are less bitter but even the big round eggplants work.
2. Always cook this dish on high heat.
3. You can also add 5-6 green onions along with ginger and garlic.
4. Read the complete recipe first before starting to cook.

Summary

Recipe Name

Chinese eggplant in garlic sauce

Author Name

Ruchi Garg

Published On

2015-12-17

Total Time

30M

Average Rating

5 Based on 2 Review(s)