HONEY GARLIC EGGPLANT
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Asian
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Japanese Eggplant – 2
  • Capsicum/Bell pepper - 2 tbsp, chopped
  • Oil – to fry
  • Garlic – 5 cloves, minced
  • Ginger – ½ inch, minced
  • Red chili – 3
  • Sesame oil – 1 tsp
  • Honey – 2 tbsp
  • Soy sauce – 2 tbsp
  • Ground pepper – 1 tsp
  • Sesame seeds – for garnish
  • Green onions/coriander - garnish
  • Fluffy white rice – to serve
Instructions
  1. Cut the eggplant into ¾ inch sticks.
  2. Heat oil in a deep-sided skillet to 360F. Fry the eggplant in small batches. Flip it if needed. Fry it for about two minutes until lightly golden brown. Don’t soak it in oil for long time. Remove from oil and drain on a cooling rack, or a tissue.
  3. In a small cup, mix honey, ground pepper and soy sauce and keep it aside.
  4. In a pan, heat up 1 tsp of sesame oil and cook the garlic and chilli on medium heat until slightly golden, but make sure it is not browned. Add the honey soy sauce mixture.
  5. Turn the heat to medium high so that the mixture bubbles, thickens and turns into sticky texture.
  6. Toss the fried eggplant with the sauce and garnish with sesame seeds, scallions and coriander.
  7. Serve immediately with rice or grain of your choice.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/honey-garlic-eggplant/