Chinese-Style Aubergine
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1 large aubergine
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly-grated ginger root
1 tablespoon red chile paste with garlic
1 tablespoon chinese rice wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce, light
1 tablespoon sweet bean sauce
1 tablespoon hot bean sauce
3 tablespoons peanut oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
green tops of 3 green onions, chopped for garnish

Preparation

1 Cut off the stem of the aubergine and cut into 3/4-inch slices. Cut the slices again so that you have 3/4-inch-square cubes. Place in a bowl and mix with the salt. Place in a colander and let drain for 45 minutes. Rinse off the cubes and drain for another 45 minutes. Or rinse and pat dry with paper towels.  2 Meanwhile, mix the sauce: In a small bowl mix the ginger, red chile paste with garlic, wine, soy sauce, hot bean sauce, and the sweet bean sauce. Stir and set aside. 3 Heat a wok or very large frying pan. Add the peanut oil and the garlic. Saute for a moment and then add the aubergine and green onion. Stir-fry over high heat until the aubergine is tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the mixed sauce. Continue cooking for another 3 minutes. 4 Place on the serving platter and drizzle the sesame oil over the top. Add green onion tops for garnish.

About


Serve with rice.