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: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 1 lb Chinese eggplant (or Japanese eggplant); 1/4 cup cornstarch (or potato starch); 5 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil); 10 dried red chilies (whole kind); 5 slices ginger (peeled); 1 green onion (finely chopped); 3 garlic cloves (minced); 1 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light 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 / dry white wine / chicken broth); 1 tsp white granulated sugar; 1 tsp rice vinegar; 1/2 tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch); 1/2 tsp red chili flakes (like Sichuan chili flakes / gochugaru / crushed red pepper flakes)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:10min

Tender eggplant cooked in a spicy, savory, garlic sauce with fragrant red chilies, scallions, and ginger. This quick and easy Chinese spicy garlic eggplant recipe uses simple ingredients and is ready in 30 minutes! A delicious side that's both family-friendly and better than takeout.

Updated at: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:05:18 GMT