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Steamed Chinese Eggplant with Garlic
This Chinese Eggplant with Garlic is a must for garlic enthusiasts! The eggplant is steamed with garlic and is infused with the freshness of chilis. You have to try this 20 minute recipe that is healthy and easy to make.
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●bowl
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Chop aromatics
2
Mince 6-8 cloves of garlic and chop red chilis (or bell pepper if you don't like spice)
3
Wash the eggplant with water. Peel eggplant skin in stripes. Then, cut eggplant in 4 inch long pieces.
4
Prepare eggplant for steaming
5
Place eggplant on a steaming plate evenly. Add some salt and sugar. Next, add minced garlic and red chilis on top of eggplant.
6
Boil water in a large pot on high heat. Add a steaming rack in the water. Once the water is boiling, place the eggplant bowl on top of the steaming rack. Cover the pot and steam for ⏱️ 10-15 minutes or until eggplants are soft.
7
Take eggplant dish out of the steamer. Strain out the eggplant water.
8
Garnish
9
In a pot or pan, add avocado oil and turn the heat to high. When you can see smoke coming out of the pan (takes 5 or so minutes), it's ready. Pour hot oil on top of the garlic and eggplant.
avocado oil (can sub with grapeseed oil or corn oil)3 tablespoon
10
Garnish the eggplant with soy sauce (to taste) and sliced green onions (optional). Serve with rice!
soy sauce (to taste (I like 1 tbs to 2 tbs))reen onion (sliced)1 ggreen onion (sliced)
Nutrition Facts
calories
203 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.3 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
584 mg
protein Content
1 g
carbohydrate Content
4 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
18 g
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