EASY Spicy Braised Eggplant Recipe

By Yeung Man Cooking · 25 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Cut the eggplant(s) into wedges. Finely chop the garlic. Chop the green onion, keeping some green parts aside for garnish.
2. Mix the cane sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce and Korean pepper powder to make the sauce.
3. Heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat and drizzle in olive oil.
4. When the pan just starts to smoke, add the eggplant and sear it briefly to colour it.
5. Add the garlic and sauté for 5 minutes, then add the green onion.
6. Pour in the sauce and the water to deglaze the pan. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
7. Crush the peanuts in a mortar and pestle.
8. Plate the eggplant when cooked and garnish with the reserved green onion and crushed peanuts.

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