"A typical dinner from my childhood growing up in China: extra juicy eggplants that melt in your mouth, rice and a fried egg. Simple, yet so comforting"
Asian veggie dinner: extra juicy eggplants, egg and rice
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This simple dish will surprise you with a flavorful impact. Eggplant is cooked with onions and garlic. An Asian-inspired sauce with ginger, sesame, chili, and soy sauce gives this eggplant its umami flavor. Be sure to serve this with plenty of rice. Be sure to try this same method out with a variety of mushrooms.
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Prep time 5mins
Cook time 15mins
Serves or Makes: 2
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ingredients
- 2 eggplants
- 6 garlic cloves (medium to large sized)
- 2 white onions
- 20 grams freshly grated ginger
- 2 tablespoons roasted sesame seeds
- 2 fresh red chili peppers
- 4 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons mushroom soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons frying oil
- 60 grams raw thaï rice (plain white rice)
- 2 eggs
- a few cilantro leaves
Cook the eggplants (15mn)
Method
Step 1
Dice the onions, squeeze the garlic, and cut the eggplants into large cubes.
Step 2
On high heat, in a large pan, fry the onions until golden, then add the garlic, then the eggplants, and cook it all together for 2mn. Stir well so it doesn't stick.
Step 3
Add all the sauces, mix well, reduce the heat to low, and let simmer for 15mn. Mid cooking, cut the ginger in large slices then add it to the pan. Cover. After 15 to 20mn, dish should be all melty and juicy.
Cook the rice (10mn)
Step 1
While the eggplant is slowly cooking with the sauces, wash your raw rice twice to get rid of all the impurities
Step 2
Add 1 volume of water for 1 volume of raw rice in a small pan, then put on high heat and cover.
Step 3
Once the water is boiling (after 1 to 2 mn), lower the heat and let cook on low heat for 8 remaining mn. Lit should remain covered at all time.
Step 4
At the end of the 10mn, turn off the heat. Let the cooked rice in the hot pan so the cooking is slowly perfected by the leftover heat. Unlid when the eggplants are ready.
Fry your egg (4mn)
Step 1
Add a few drops of frying oil to a small pan, add your 2 eggs and let cook (without a lid) for 4mn on medium heart, to get a delicious creamy yolk.
Time to eat!
Step 1
In a shallow bowl, add your rice, top half of it with the juicy eggplants, and the other half with the fried egg. Top with fresh coriander, sesame seeds and fresh red hot chilli pepper.
Step 2
Enjoy !