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Chinese Spicy Garlic Eggplant (Yu Xiang Qie Zi)
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Steps
- Stir soy sauce, vinegar, rice wine, sugar, chile flakes, and salt in a bowl; set sauce aside. Place half the eggplant in a pie plate. Bring ¾" water to a boil in a 14" flat-bottomed wok fitted with a bamboo steamer base. Place pie plate with eggplant in steamer base and cover with steamer lid; steam until eggplant is tender when pierced with a knife, 6–8 minutes. Transfer eggplant to a plate. Steam remaining eggplant, adding more water if necessary. Discard water and dry wok; heat over high. Add canola oil, garlic, and ginger; stir-fry 10 seconds. Add eggplant; stir-fry 20 seconds. Stir in reserved sauce and cook until sauce is thickened, 3–5 minutes. Remove from heat and drizzle with sesame oil; garnish with scallions.
Originally published at Saveur.com. Reproduced for personal collection.
