Chinese Food: What's Hot Now: Asian Eggplant Recipe

Chinese Food: What's Hot Now These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week // via fulltextrssfeed.com

Asian Eggplant Recipe Sep 19th 2011, 10:03 Asian eggplant is cooked twice in this flavorful eggplant recipe from Martin Yan. First the eggplant is deep-fried to seal in juices, and then stir-fried in a flavorful sauce. Yield: Serves 4 Ingredients: 1/4 cup Chicken Broth 2 tablespoons Oyster Flavored Sauce 1/2 teaspoon Chile Garlic Sauce 1/2 teaspoon Sesame Oil 1/2 cup Mint leaves lightly packed 3/4 pound Asian Eggplant Cooking Oil for deep frying 6 cloves Peeled Garlic 2 teaspoons Cooking Oil 1 Jalapeno Chile (use Red Jalapeno Chile) seeded and thinly sliced 1/2 small Onion cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1 small Organic Bell Pepper (use Green Bell Pepper) cut into 1 inch diamond shaped pieces 1/2 cup Thai Basil leaves lightly packed Preparation: Getting Ready: 1. Combine the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Wash mint leaves and dry thoroughly. Roll-cut the eggplants. Cooking: 2. In a wok or 2-quart pan, heat oil for deep-frying to 375° F. Deep fry the eggplants and garlic until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Lift out with a slotted spoon and drain well on paper towels. Deep fry the mint leaves until crisp, about 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain well on paper towels. Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add 2 teaspoons of oil, swirling to coat the sides. Add the jalapeno, onion, and bell pepper; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add eggplants, garlic, basil, and sauce. Reduce heat to medium and cook until eggplants are tender, 5-6 minutes. (Garnish with the deep-fried mint leaves). Note: Here eggplants are double-cooked using a technique called oil-blanching. First they’re quickly deep-fried so they’re crisp on the outside and moist inside. Then they’re stir-fried with bell pepper and seasonings and finished with a spicy chile garlic sauce. If you can’t find Thai Basil, use regular basil. More Asian Eggplant Recipes: Steamed Eggplant Recipe With Asian Dressing Spicy Szechuan Eggplant More Chinese Vegetables Recipes Hakka-style Asian Eggplant With Mint recipe by Martin Yan, reprinted with permission from the Melissa's Produce website.

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions