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Katrina Meynink
Katrina Meynink

Sichuan Braised Eggplant (Slow Cooker)

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15m Prep
1h 10m Cook
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Nutritionper serving
263
kcal
15g
Fat
20g
Carbs
6g
Protein
9g
Fiber
Estimated based on the ingredients. Not a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.

Traditionally, this is made with some pork mince added to the mix, but I love it as a vegetarian option and quite like to serve it with crispy fried tofu and steamed rice on the side. It is dead easy to make – nothing actually fancy about it, other than the taste – which is nothing short of glorious, and it is something I imagine you would share as part of a spread of delicious dishes to gorge on banquet style.

Serves 2, or 4-6 as part of a spread.

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Ingredients 13

2 serves
Original
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 eggplant, large, cut into large cubes
5 cloves black garlic, sliced
8 cm pieces ginger, sliced, finely chopped
1⁄2 tbsp sichuan peppercorns, roughly crushed
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
80 ml vegetable stock
1 tsp chilli bean paste

To Serve

chives, freshly snipped
steamed rice
firm tofu, flash-fried (optional)

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Method 4

Step 1

Set your slow cooker to the sauté function. Add the and, once hot, cook the in batches, turning regularly until starting to brown on the edges and soften, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Add the and and cook for another minute until fragrant.

Step 3

Add the , , , , , and . Stir to coat, then turn the slow cooker to low. Close the lid and cook for 1 hour.

Step 4

Gently turn the eggplant mixture out onto a serving plate and top with the chives. Serve piping hot with steamed rice and some flash-fried tofu, if using.

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Donna1y
Tasty! I don't have a slow cooker, so I just used a heavy pan on the stove, with a little bit extra stock. I could not find black garlic at my local shops so I used roasted garlic instead. I needed to use a bit more oil than stated, 2T per batch of eggplant in step 1 and a bit more when I added the ginger and garlic in step 2. I also used a bit more brown sugar. The eggplant was soft, succulent and excellent with fried tofu and rice as suggested.
Tasty! I don't have a slow cooker, so I just used a heavy pan on the stove, with a little bit extra stock. I could not find black garlic at my local shops so I used roasted garlic instead. I needed to use a bit more oil than stated, 2T per batch of eggplant in step 1 and a bit more when I added the ginger and garlic in step 2. I also used a bit more brown sugar.  The eggplant was soft, succulent and excellent with fried tofu and rice as suggested.
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