Easy Chinese Eggplant
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This delicious Chinese eggplant recipe is a perfect blend flavors, with tender eggplant tossed in a delicious soy garlic sauce. We love making it for a quick weeknight dinner or even as a side dish.
Ingredients
Instructions
Cut eggplant into 2 inch cubes and place in in a bowl.
Sprinkle with salt, cover with water and let it sit for 15 minutes.
Pour it into a colander to drain the water and pat it dry with paper towels to remove excess water.
Place it into a dry bowl and sprinkle with black pepper and cornstarch and toss to coat well.
Add the sesame oil to non-stick skillet and heat over medium high heat.
Add the diced eggplant, ginger and garlic and cook for about 6-7 minutes until eggplant has softened.
Make the Garlic Soy Sauce
Combine the sauce ingredients in a a small bowl.
Pour in into the skillet, stir and cook for 2-3 additional minutes.
Remove from heat and serve over steamed rice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
- Calories
- 125 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 14 g
- Protein Content
- 3 g
- Fat Content
- 7 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 1 g
- Sodium Content
- 1339 mg
- Fiber Content
- 4 g
- Sugar Content
- 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 6 g
