Jaden. Doubled to 8 servings. Heat 1 1/2 cups canola oil in a small pot (the oil should be about 3/4-inch deep) over medium heat. Love it. I enjoy your recipes Jaden, I have sent this one to several person. To test the oil temperature, stick a bamboo or wooden chopstick in the oil. Thank you for sharing!! Baby globe eggplant is really good too. Simply delicious and supper easy to prepare. For another, a wok is not big enough to lay out all eggplant pieces – unless the two eggplants are awfully small. Drain the eggplant, rinse, then pat dry with a kitchen ⦠But you can feel free to use whatever eggplant you can get your hands on. Trim off the ends, and cut the eggplant into 2-inch x 1/2-inch pieces. Feel free to leave a star rating and I’d love to hear from you in the comments below! But hey, Mexican style eggplant sounds AWESOME! I have dietary restrictions so had to cut the soy and sugar from the recipe. Oh, and the dark vinegar required for this recipe is Xinjiang or Chinkiang vinegar, in case you can find it. It’s interesting to read about the bitterness of globe eggplants..can they really be bitter in America? Wash the eggplants and dry them off with a clean kitchen towel. Cantonese Eggplant Casserole: Recipe Instructions Toss your pork (or chicken) with 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch and set aside. Easy, delicious, and fast. Follow these steps to modify the Cantonese braised eggplant and pork recipe to use venison game meat: Increase the amount of fat in the recipe by 1.5X to 2X . For more ways to use salted fish, check out our recipe for Salted Fish Fried Rice with Chicken. Super east dish. Turn up the heat to high and mix everything together. YUMMY! The dish turned out beautifully. What would side dish would go along with this eggplant recipe. Not the same flavor IÊ»ve come to love, but very satisfying, nonetheless! Heat 1 tablespoon oil in your wok over medium heat. Finally, to figure out if you need to salt your eggplants (frankly, in my opinion, if they need salting I’m going to bin it anyway as it’s not fresh), cut a little sliver and eat it raw. Cantonese eggplant casserole is not just another ho-hum eggplant dish. Jul 8, 2017 - Cantonese eggplant casserole is not just another ho-hum eggplant dish. Nowhere near as good as the original, but not as much worse as you might think. I made it first, exactly as you have it and it was just so good I don’t even know. Pat dry without rinsing. Any type of chile pepper would be fine, just the color and spice level will be different. I prefer a little bit of sweetener, to counter the acidity of the black vinegar. Toss your pork (or chicken) with 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch and set aside. Absolutely easy and gorgeous, supertasty recipe! Sweet and hot, garlic and ginger infused fragrant and delicious. Typically, I find they don’t need salting, but I had a bad experience once with some eggplants that turned out very bitter. I rather run five miles. On a separate note about the eggplant, the best eggplant to use for this dish would be Chinese eggplant, which are longer, thinner, and a lighter purple than normal eggplant. It tasted delicious but really needed a lot more sauce to coat all the pieces. Love your site…btw…I am Jeremiah’s Aunt Kathie! Start by making the filling for the your dim sum style Chinese stuffed eggplant. I haven’t tried green eggplants before – I’ll have to try to grow them in my garden! Your garlic-ginger-saute’d bok choi recipe instantly became my favourite way to prepare that vegetable when I first found it a couple years ago. If you see a good deal of bubbles forming around the chopstick, the oil is ready for frying.  I too am fascinated – I use so much garlic and the looked so easy. This recipe is amazing! Add the aubergine and stir well to coat all the pieces, then add 100ml of boiling ⦠Plus, the eggplant pieces are so tender, they almost melt in your mouth. Looks like a simple, easy stir-fry that yields just enough yum. I had it for the first time at a restaurant in San Jose California called Lock chun. Drain on paper towels and set aside. She’s lived in Sichuan and was the first foreigner to study full-time at the province’s famous cooking school. Trust me when I tell you that this dish has amazing depth of flavor, and the secret ingredient is Cantonese salted fish. And so easy. So glad I found your blog! Oyster sauce is sweet and salty — black vinegar is sour and sweet. Yes! Nothing beats the taste of freshly picked eggplant, savored as fish by vegetarians in India. Stir-fry until the meat is cooked through. I made this for the first time. I did a random search on the internet for Chinese eggplant recipes, found yours, fixed it, and OOOOH! In a wok or saucepan over high heat, add 1 tablespoon of the cooking oil and ⦠Â. If you see a good deal of bubbles forming around the chopstick, the oil is ready for frying. -Jaden, Video: Chinese Eggplant Recipe with Spicy Garlic Sauce. I cooked some fish for her tonight and as a side decided to cook some of the aubergines that we had … I replaced the black vinegar with malt vinegar, but this still turned out lovely! The “Fish-Flavored” refers to the combination: salty+sweet+sour+spicy+garlic+ginger+green onion. Thanks. When cooked, the eggplant should have changed color, skin wrinkled and flesh soft. Dec 21, 2015 - Cantonese eggplant casserole is not just another ho-hum eggplant dish. Add 2 tablespoons oil to a big nonstick skillet and heat over medium high heat until hot. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. I live in Singapore but ironically the first time I tried this dish was in London! I did put a little salt to add some flavor. Add the eggplant pieces to a large zip top bag and toss with 2 tablespoons cornstarch until evenly coated. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in your wok over medium heat. Once the sauce is thickened, it’s ready to serve! Also add 1/2 cup water. I loved this recipe. This green bit should be green, not brown, not greyish and not bruised. This eggplant sounds fantastic – love the color and flavor the red pepper and green chili give it! ?…those cook faster than large bulbous eggplant, that we commonly have in American grocery stores!! Lastly, I love that you include a picture in the printed recipe. Truly delicious! Add a little more water if necessary to reach the desired sauce consistency. will change the nutritional information in any recipe. Meatless recipe, but so sweet and deliciously good and also healthy. I’ll definitely try it out right the next time! Sprinkle eggplant with 1 tablespoon cornstarch and mix by hand, until eggplant is evenly coated with with a thin layer of cornstarch. I love anchovies, they add so much umami to any dish. Was out of proper ‘stinky fish’ so substituted bacalao. This is a quick and easy Chinese Eggplant recipe with a spicy garlic sauce thatâs so addictive. Required fields are marked *. Hi Linda – serve with white rice and simple steamed vegetables. May 28, 2016 - Cantonese eggplant casserole is not just another ho-hum eggplant dish. Drain on paper towels and set aside. And tastes great too! Eggplants are one of my favorite vegetables! I still thought the finished product tasted great. If you can’t find Chinese or Japanese eggplants, just use globe eggplant! I love all your recipes, simple and delicious like this one! There are so many different varieties. But if we're talking all-time favourites, it's got to be eggplant done Sichuan-style: fish-fragrant eggplant by Dainty Sichuan and Dan ⦠Your video is great. Have a great day. Thank you! ð. Ninety two year old mother-in-law of Cantonese descent approved. I just made this and it turned out fantastic! The instructions do not work completely. We grow both Chinese and Japanese eggplant in the garden, both of which are less-bitter than the standard fat Globe variety. can i use oyster sauce and replace the black vinegar? I’ve made this recipe last night & it was great. In this video, I want to show you how to cook a Chinese, vegetarian dish with eggplant. You can use either. Yay! Add the eggplant back into the wok and mix well. There’s only 1/2 teaspoon of sugar in the recipe, and you can omit that, or substitute with sweetener of your choice. I plan on trying it tonight. Chinese eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables! This Korean seasoned eggplant side dish recipe consists of strips of eggplant that are quickly steamed and then tossed with a variety of spices and seasonings, including sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, ⦠Thank you for this recipe! Hi, Iâm Jaden, professional recipe developer, tv chef and cookbook author. Add the eggplant pieces to a large zip top bag and toss with 2 tablespoons cornstarch until evenly coated. I love cooking with Chinese and Japanese eggplants! I buy regular globe eggplants all the time here in Switzerland and never had a single one that was bitter. So your recipe is new to me and I must say it is delicious. Last I had it at a Chinese restaurant in Atlanta Georgia, I believe if I can get the sauce right I can make it at home. You might not know this, but the Cantonese are crazy about their salted fishââespecially the older generation. Learn how your comment data is processed. Yum! This recipe is going into my regular rotation. Just rinse, cut into thin wedges. LOVE IT. Add the ginger, garlic and the white parts of the scallions. Various online calculators also provide different results, depending on their sources. The second best is by volume, such as 1 teaspoon, etc. Thanks for the recipe – I’ll give it a whirl. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 2 tablespoons sugar, a little salt, a little pepper, a little light soy sauce, and cornstarch. Trust me when I tell you that this eggplant casserole dish has amazing depth of flavor, and the secret ingredient is Cantonese salted fish. My conclusion is, sauteed eggplants taste much better than steamed ones. I love this recipe, better than I’ve had in restaurants. Not to mention your love and support. May 23, 2018 - Cantonese eggplant casserole is not just another ho-hum eggplant dish. I do envy the clicks, it’s not often eggplant in cooked form can look this good. Pure venison ground meat has a significantly lower percentage of fat compared to commercial ground meat, such as pork or beef. Then add 8 ounces of fish slices in the ⦠Jan 5, 2016 - Cantonese eggplant casserole is not just another ho-hum eggplant dish. The most common way of cooking eggplants in China includes Chinese spicy eggplant salad, eggplants with green beans, Chinese Yu Xiang eggplants and DiSanxian (three treasure of the earth) Remove the ends of Asian eggplants and then cut into small cubes (for the best flavor, try to cut each cubes with some skin). ©2020 STEAMY KITCHEN RECIPES GIVEAWAYS. ð I don’t have any chilli peppers could I use chilli flakes instead ?! Sichuanese cooking has so many different descriptors for its 56 distinct cooking methods and 23 “official” Sichuanese flavoring combinations. I normally do not write reviews of recipes I find on the internet, but I made this today and omg it was RESTAURANT QUALITY! Fresh eggplant of any variety should not be bitter, particularly modern strains that we will buy in the shops. To test the oil temperature, stick a bamboo or wooden chopstick in the oil. Now add the eggplant, sugar, Chinese black vinegar, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and the green parts of the scallion. 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