Chinese Stir Fried Eggplant in Brown Sauce | 家常红烧茄子

Updated at: Sat, 09 Sep 2023 23:04:29 GMT

Step 1

Slice eggplant into small chunks(roughly 3-4 inches across), transfer to a big bowl. Marinate with salt to sit for 15 minutes.

Step 2

Rinse marinated eggplant with water, squeeze out all the water inside eggplant, transfer eggplant to a bowl. Dust eggplant with corn starch, mix and make sure each eggplant piece is coated with corn starch evenly.

Step 3

In the meantime, dice some garlic, slice red chili(optional), prepare chopped scallion and cilantro(optional).

Step 4

To make the brown sauce, mix diced garlic (2tbs),chopped red chili, salt, sugar, light soy sauce, oyster sauce and water in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.

Step 5

In a big wok, heat up cooking oil, add in eggplant coated with starch, stir gently to cook on medium high heat until they become soft, which takes about 5 minutes.

Step 6

Add ½ tbs diced garlic in the eggplant to mix for under a minute, further add in the brown sauce we previously prepared. Stir gently to mix on high heat until eggplant is coated with the sauce.

Step 7

Garnish with chopped scallion and cilantro, it’s ready for plating. Best served warm with rice, enjoy!

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