Eggplant - an amazing vegetable, on the basis of which you can cook a wide variety of delicious and healthy dishes. Variations can be thought up no less than with potatoes (if you try). And this is not only about Russian cuisine. So, this product is popular in the diet of the Chinese. There it is cooked in a special way using various spices and sauces. Learning to cook eggplant in Chinese, the recipe of which we will consider in the article, is definitely worth it. And now you will find out the most popular way to cook this dish.
Freshness of three vegetables
We will consider the most famous eggplant recipe - this dish is served in restaurants and cafes throughout China. It is called "Dysanxian." Translated, this means "three freshness", which are the main components of the dish: eggplant, potatoes and peppers. So, what do we need in order to make eggplant in Chinese? The recipe consists of two stages:
- frying vegetables;
- cooking sauce.
We wash and peel the potatoes (one medium-sized piece), cut it into small thin slices. Eggplant (two medium) is also cleaned and chopped coarsely. From the sweet pepper (one large) remove the core, cut into large strips. You can use a little hot pepper if you wish .
Pour vegetable oil into a pan and heat over high heat. We throw katofel into it, and after a while - eggplant with pepper. Mix and cook until a golden crisp forms on the vegetables. Then put them on a plate and proceed to the sauce.
What Chinese dish without sauce?
What is remarkable about Chinese cuisine? Recipes (eggplant or some other vegetables) always contain various seasonings and dressings prepared on the basis of soy sauce. Usually they have a salty-sweet and sour taste and perfectly complement the neutral taste of vegetables. In our recipe, we will also use this technique.
What sauce to make for Chinese Eggplant? Its recipe is based on a classic combination of ingredients in China: a tablespoon of soy sauce, as much sugar, a glass of water or broth, a teaspoon of flour, green onion arrow and a clove of garlic.
First, we plant flour in water (broth) so that no lumps form. Add soy sauce and mix thoroughly. In a pan, heat the olive oil and pour the prepared mixture. When it boils, add sugar and cook, stirring to dissolve. Then add the chopped onions and garlic, mix well and remove from the stove.
The final stage - registration and submission
We spread the vegetables on a dish with a slide, pour sauce on top and immediately serve. If desired, you can sprinkle with fried pine nuts or chopped cashews. Now the Chinese-style Eggplant dish is ready. The recipe is quite simple and budget. But at the same time it turns out quite satisfying, interesting to taste (mainly due to the sauce) lunch. As variations, you can replace some ingredients: potatoes - chicken, chopped straws, peppers - mushrooms, etc.
Of course, there are other Chinese eggplant dishes , however, this is one of the easiest to prepare, and it is very tasty and healthy.