🍆 The Only Eggplants with Garlic Sauce Recipe You'll Ever Need 🍆 by CiCi Li

Eggplants with Garlic Sauce, Yu Xiang Qie Zi, is a classic Sichuan dish. Normally when you cook eggplants, they will turn brown, and become soggy and super oily. Today I’d like to show you some tricks so those won’t happen. It’s going to be the most delicious Eggplants with Garlic Sauce!

Serves: 2
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

For the eggplants:
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
4 large Chinese eggplants, quartered the eggplants lengthwise, 2-inch long
1 tablespoon cornstarch
4 cups avocado oil

For the stir-fry:
2 tablespoons avocado oil
6 ounces ground pork
1 tablespoon Sichuan Pixian broad bean paste (duo ban jiang)
1/2 teaspoon ginger, minced
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salted chopped chilies (duo jiao), could replace it with pao jiao, or other red chili peppers
1 tablespoon scallions, minced

For the sauce:
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon Chinkiang vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2/3 cup water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoon water

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[bagelb]

made this last night, it was the best eggplant in garlic sauce i've ever had!!! incredible and easy to follow recipe, thank you!!

[emigoldber]

you put so much effort into your videos, thank you for making English and Chinese version videos!! I admire your work! <3

[karenbenavente]

That recipe looks so delicious 😋 thank you!

[DarenaMontgomery-jjsz]

Just made it, so easy! Turned out excellent!!! Best recipe! Thank you for sharing❤

[KevinUchiwa]

So awesome CiCi, the best for cooking; that makes my day. Have a nice weekend my friend

[SH-xgts]

I will try this tonight...thanks for the tips.

[Angelique]

Hi CiCi, thank you for sharing your recipe and also I'm admiring your pink plastic bowl. It looks so attractive. Do you mind telling me where you bought it?

[markwrobel]

anyone who perfects eggplant (you lol) genius, THANK you

[cherbx]

Just found your channel and subscribed. I just finished making this and it was absolutely delicious!!! Thank you for sharing it with us. 💗

[thomaslau]

Thank you for the tip with he egg plant, I could never figure why my home version of garlic eggplant always turn dark and soggy when I cook them. I will definitely try your suggestion!

[onetime]

Thank you CiCi Li for this wonderful cooking lesson ! 🌺

[김상민-ec]

This recipe looks amazing! I'm definitely trying it after work. Quick question, is "Broad Bean Paste" the same as Touban Djan? Also, the recipe calls for salted chili peppers, but could I use pickled red peppers instead? Last but not least, do you think it would work with some dried Korean chili flakes and green Sichuan peppercorns for an extra kick? (finely chopped)

[thomastammaro]

Damn.. She's straight to the point and really good 👍

[peteluetz]

What is a good technique to pan bake or oven bake the eggplant instead of frying in oil??? Thank you.

[helloitsmehb]

The only thing more beautiful than this dish is the woman who made it. 😊

[anamarie]

tried this and turned out so good..its not too oily and soggy

[sseepersad]

Yummy my favorite way to eat eggplant. 😋 I would definitely do it your way looks simple enough to try

[htoma]

thank you for the washing trick. I made it today, turned out very good!

[allesuye]

This looks awesome, so beautiful and appetising.

[jameslhalungpa]

Great video! How long should we steam the eggplant for before adding to wok?