Eggplant in Chinese sweet and sour sauce

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make eggplant in sweet and sour sauce? Prepare all the necessary products that are indicated in the recipe. I took two types of onions, regular onions and red salad.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel the onion, garlic and ginger. Rinse all vegetables in clean water and dry with paper towels. In eggplants, cut off the attachment points of the stalk. Cut the bell peppers in half and remove the core and seeds. If you take peppers of different colors, then your dish will turn out incredibly bright and appetizing.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut bell peppers and onions into medium-thick feathers.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut the eggplants into cubes, as in the photo.

5. STEP 5

   

   There are blue varieties that are bitter. In this case, I advise you to place the eggplant pieces in a deep container, add 1 level tablespoon of salt and mix. Leave it this way for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse the eggplants and squeeze out excess water. Place the blue ones on napkins and dry.

6. STEP 6

   

   Chop the garlic, hot pepper and ginger as finely as possible. Instead of a chili pod, it is permissible to use dry ground hot pepper.

7. STEP 7

   

   Heat the vegetable oil in a high-rimmed frying pan or wok. Sauté the garlic, ginger and pepper for 1 to 3 minutes. Stir continuously with a wooden spatula to prevent anything from burning.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add bell peppers and onions to the frying pan. Fry over high heat for 4-5 minutes, remember to stir.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add tomato paste and sugar. It is acceptable to use honey instead of sugar. Add sugar gradually, as 2 tbsp. may be a lot for you. It is better to adjust the taste at the end of cooking and sweeten a little more if necessary.

10. STEP 10

    

    Warm everything up for 2 minutes instead. Pour in soy sauce and apple cider vinegar. Instead of apple cider vinegar, I sometimes use fresh lemon juice, which also works great in this recipe. Add ground coriander and ground black pepper. Stir.

11. STEP 11

    

    Dissolve one tablespoon of cornstarch in a glass of cold water.

12. STEP 12

    

    Pour the starch liquid into the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to moderate and leave the vegetables to simmer for about five minutes. During this time, the sauce will thicken due to starch. Remove the pan from the heat while you prepare the eggplants.

13. STEP 13

    

    Pour the remaining 3 tablespoons of starch into a plastic bag. Send the little blue ones there too. Shake thoroughly so that the starch is evenly distributed throughout the eggplants. In a clean frying pan, heat the remaining vegetable oil and fry the eggplants until golden brown on all sides.

14. STEP 14

    

    Place the blue ones in a frying pan with the sauce, stir and bring to a boil over high heat. Add salt to taste. Boil for 2-3 minutes. Taste again and add the missing ingredient (salt, sugar or vinegar) if necessary.

15. STEP 15

    

    The eggplants are ready, ready to serve! If desired, garnish the dish with fresh herbs and thin red onions.

Comments on the recipe

TaTa

24.11.2023

4.9

I'll have to try a new recipe for me. There's already some variety. There is also a video recipe for eggplant with sweet and sour sauce.

Natalia M

24.11.2023

5

I had several white eggplants, they were not bitter and tasty. I wanted to make some kind of salad out of them. I found this interesting snack. The eggplants, rolled in starch, did not want to brown and were fried for quite a long time. But it’s not scary) I fried all the vegetables and combined them. I added a little extra tomato paste to the sauce. But I didn’t take risks with chili) For my taste, the garlic was enough for spiciness. When added to the pan, the sauce quickly absorbed into the vegetables and thickened. At the same time there was such an unimaginable aroma of garlic, honey and soy sauce! With this dressing, it seems to me that you can eat anything) I am allergic to sesame, so I did without it. My husband and I ate these eggplants for dinner with baked chicken. The kids refused to try it, they don’t eat it) Thanks for the recipe! Tasty, aromatic and very appetizing!

LuSey

24.11.2023

4.8

Everything I love!!! Such beautiful, truly delicious eggplants. The photo is already making my mouth water! I love eggplant and sweet and sour sauce!!! I didn’t expect that they could be combined, it looks very juicy and I really want to try it.