Eggplant with pine nuts imperial herbal restaurant
1 Servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
⅔ | cup | Plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch |
¼ | cup | All-purpose flour |
1 | pounds | Eggplant, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes |
5 | cups | Plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
½ | cup | Pine nuts |
1 | teaspoon | Light soy sauce |
1 | teaspoon | Dark soy sauce |
4 | teaspoons | Sugar |
1½ | tablespoon | Minced peeled fresh ginger root |
1½ | tablespoon | Finely chopped scallion |
2 | teaspoons | Minced garlic |
1 | teaspoon | Asian chili sauce |
2 | teaspoons | Asian (toasted) sesame oil |
Directions
In a paper bag or resealable plastic bag combine ⅔ cup of the cornstarch and the flour and shake the mixture well. In a colander rinse the eggplant, drain it, and in batches shake it in the cornstarch mixture, transferring each batch as it is coated to a large bowl.
In a wok heat 1 cup of the vegetable oil over high heat until it is hot but not smoking, in it fry the pine nuts until they are golden, and transfer them with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. To the vegetable oil in the wok, add 4 cups of the remaining vegetable oil, heat the oil over high heat until it registers 375 degrees F on a deep-fat thermometer, and in it fry the eggplant in 3 batches, stirring and turning the eggplant occasionally, for 6 minutes, or until it is golden brown. T ransfer the eggplant as it is fried with a slotted spoon to a large sieve or colander set over a bowl, let it drain for 5 minutes, and transfer it to a serving bowl.
In a small bowl stir together the soy sauces, sugar, remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch, and broth, stirring until cornstarch is dissolved. Discard the oil in the wok and wipe the wok clean with paper towels. In the wok heat the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it stir-fry the gingerroot, scallion, garlic, and the chili sauce for 30 seconds , or until the mixture is fragrant. Stir the soy sauce mixture, add it to the scallion mixture, and bring the sauce to a boil, stirring. Stir in the sesame oil and the pine nuts and pour the sauce ov er the eggplant.
Yield: 4 serving
Recipe By : COOKING LIVE SHOW # CL8752 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #279 Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 08:24:58 -0500 From: "Angele and Jon Freeman" <jfreeman@...> NOTES : (Courtesy of Gourmet Magazine
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