Quick & Easy Chinese Spicy Garlic Eggplant

Name: Quick & Easy Chinese Spicy Garlic Eggplant
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 lb Chinese eggplants (or Japanese eggplant or regular eggplant); 1/4 cup cornstarch (or potato starch ); 5 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil); 10 dried red chilies (or 2 chopped fresh red chilies ); 5 slices ginger (peeled); 1 green onion (finely chopped); 3 garlic cloves (minced); 1 tbsp regular soy sauce; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir-fry sauce); 1 tbsp water (cold); 1 tsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine (or dry sherry wine or dry white wine or broth); 1 tsp white granulated sugar (or cane sugar); 1 tsp rice vinegar (or white vinegar or apple cider vinegar); 1/2 tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch); 1/2 tsp crushed red chili flakes (or chili oil or chili garlic sauce to taste)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:10min

Tender eggplant cooked in a spicy, savoury garlic sauce with aromatic red chilies, green onions, and ginger. This quick and easy Chinese spicy garlic eggplant is made in 30 minutes and restaurant-quality! A great side dish for all the eggplant lovers!

Updated at: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:04:42 GMT