How to Cook Eggplant Asian Style

Eggplant,is well known as a delicious, fried and baked dish,''Eggplant Parmesan''. In this delicious, spicy eggplant dish of Thailand, the eggplant seems to absorb the sauce flavors, and takes on a new look and taste.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 Tbs canola or peanut oil
• 2 lg eggplants
• 1 med red onion (1 c)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 lg cloves(2Tbsp)
• 3 serrano chili peppers
• 1/3 c dry sherry or 1/4 c rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 c water
• 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
• 2 Tbs soy sauce
• 2 Tbs lime juice (1 lime)
• 1 c fresh mint leaves

1. 
    
   Eggplant slice down the center

   Peel and slice the eggplant down and across to make sticks. Slice the onion, mince the garlic and chop the mint leaves. Set aside.

2. 
    

   Add oil to coat the wok, and place over medium heat. Add eggplant, onion, salt and cook. Stir with a wooden spoon about 5 minutes.

3. Add garlic, peppers and sherry. Cook another 5 minutes, continuing to stir. While cooking, combine water, sugar, soy sauce and lime juice into a cup stirring until the sugar completely dissolves.

4. Pour into eggplant mixture. Cover, reduce heat and cook, {still stirring}for about 10 minutes more or until the eggplant seems to be half the amount of what it started as. Remove from the wok, stir in the mint, and serve.

Tips & Warnings

• If you like it less or more spicy, adjust the chili peppers.
• If you should need more liquid for the dish, add a bit of water, not the oil.

Resources

• Prevention

[sarum]

on 10/10/2009 Sounds delicious. I'm gonna try some this weekend.

[Arathi]

on 6/10/2009 Sounds delicious!

[Derren]

on 5/9/2009 How to cook eggplant asian style...great.

[billips]

on 5/3/2009 Looks delicious - eggplant is very versatile but does need the pepping up you have given it - 5* - B.

[naturalpath]

on 4/25/2009 I love eggplant. I will save this recipe for when they come on in our garden.