Easy Eggplant Stir Fry Recipe

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt water

Tamari is gluten-free, while salt water is a basic substitute.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a gluten-free thickener, while flour is a more common thickener.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Nutritional yeast adds flavor, while sunflower oil is cost-effective.

Heat 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok

Add eggplant and cook until softened, stirring continuously

Remove cooked eggplants and place on a paper towel to set aside

In the same wok, heat 2 tablespoons more vegetable oil

Add pressed garlic and grated ginger, sauté for 2 minutes

Add chili paste and continue sautéing for 1 more minute

Add chicken broth, soy sauce, and sugar, mix well and bring to a boil

Add the cooked eggplants back to the wok and mix well to coat with sauce

Add sliced spring onions and mix well

Serve together with rice

Cooking Techniques

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