Vegetarian Eggplant Recipes

We do the following with long eggplants (1 inch diam., 1 foot long). I hope you can find them in your city. Or, try it with the fat eggplants, but cook a little longer, because they seem a little harder to me.

Easy eggplant and garlic

Smash, mince or grind a clove of garlic. Put in a Tbsp of soy sauce. Let stand for 15 min. (Garlic Soy Sauce)

Boil some water. Cut eggplant into bite(1 inch) pieces. Boil 2 min. after boiling start.

Dip in Garlic Soy Sauce and eat.

Stewed eggplant and garlic

Cut eggplant into stripes like french fries (at least 1/2 inch thick)

Smash 4 or more cloves of garlic.

Heat 3 Tbsp. of oil.

Stir in garlic till before browning.

Stir in eggplant for 5 seconds. (they soak up oil quick. So next...)

Add 1/2 to 1 cup of water. (or cover 1/3 of the pile of eggplant)

Add 4 Tbsp. of soy sauce. (or adjust to your experience and taste)

Add 1-1/3 Tbsp. of white, red, brown, or ice sugar (or adjust, but the prop of soy and sugar is always 3:1)

Add 1 tsp of black or spicy Dou-Ban Sauce (op., best if you have it)

Add some wine.

After boiling, turn down heat and simmer covered till tender, flip and watch occasionally.

When too dry add water.

When too much sauce results and don't want to throw away, make it thick with some water and tapioca solution.