EggplantA frequently eaten vegetable, eggplant has many varieties, and the most common ones are purple or dark purple eggplants. There are many ways to eat eggplants, and the cooking methods are diverse.

Eggplant Recipe: Double PeppersFried Eggplant

NeededIngredients

1 eggplant, greenred bell pepper1, 3 cloves of garlic,Soy sauce1 tablespoon, 1/2 teaspoon of old soy sauce, ricevinegar1 tablespoon,sugar1 tablespoon, a pinch of salt, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, 3 tablespoons of water, a small amount of chopped green onions.

Recipe steps

1. Wash and clean the cut pieces, remove the skin, and cut into pieces, and marinate for 10 minutes.

2. After marinating, drain the eggplant and squeeze it.

3. Cut the green and red peppers into pieces, and put the seasonings in a small bowl and mix well.

4. Put inolive oil, largefire,after heating to 70%, put in eggplant, stir-fry until cooked and remove.

5. Leave a little oil in the pot, heat over high heat, add chopped green onions and half of the minced garlic to fry.

6. Put in the fried eggplant and the green and red pepper pieces, stir-fry for 20 seconds, pour the seasoning sauce into the pot and stir-fry evenly, before serving, sprinkle with the remaining minced garlic.

Eggplant Recipe:Fish-flavored Eggplant

Needed ingredients

Eggplant,ginger,garlic, dried red pepper, Pixian Douban sauceDouban, cornstarch, sesame oil, sugar, salt.Recipe steps

1. Cut the eggplant into strips, and sprinkle with a little salt, marinate for 10 minutes.

2. Chop the garlic, red pepper, and ginger.

3. Heat oil in a pot, and sauté the chopped green onions and ginger.

4. After sautéing the garlic, add the eggplant and stir-fry.

5. Add chopped dried red pepper and stir-fry.6. MakeDouban sauce

, add a little salt to adjust the seasoning.

7. Pour the prepared sauce into the eggplant and stir-fry over low heat for 2 minutes.When serving, drizzle with a little sesame oil.

Tips

1. Because the eggplant is marinated with salt and Pixian Douban sauce is also quite salty, this dish doesn't need to add salt.

Eggplant Recipe: Roasted Eggplant with Meat

Needed ingredients

1 eggplant, 60g meat, 5 cloves of garlic,1 small spoonful of chopped dried red pepper, salt, table salt, green onion.Recipe steps1. Brush a thin layer of oil on the surface of the cleaned eggplant.

2. Put it in a baking tray lined with tin foil,

oven

Preheat to 200 degrees, put it in the middle layer, bake for 20 minutes.3. Chop the garlic, and heat a little oil in a pot, and sauté the garlic.4. After sautéing the garlic, add the minced meat and stir-fry until the color changes.

5. Add the chopped dried red pepper and stir-fry.

6. Take out the roasted eggplant, and cut the eggplant skin with a knife, and pour in the prepared meat sauce, and sprinkle with chopped green onion.

Tips1. If you like it spicy, you can add more chopped dried red pepper. If you don't like it too spicy, you can reduce the amount of chopped dried red pepper.2. Eggplant shrinks when baked, so it's best to use a large eggplant.

3. When eating, mix the eggplant meat and meat sauce, which makes it more delicious.

Eggplant Recipe: Potato Eggplant

Eggplant with Potato

Needed ingredients

400g potatoes, 400g eggplant, 400g meat, 1 bowl of meat sauce.

Recipe steps1. Wash the eggplant and cut it into small pieces and spread it on the bottom layer of the pot.2.

Five-spiced meat

Cut into slices, and marinate with meat sauce.

3. Peel and cut the potatoes into pieces, and put them on top of the eggplant.

4. Coat the potatoes with

cooking oilsauce, and finally put the meat slices on top, add a bowl of bone broth (if not, use water), and cover the pot with a lid. Cook over medium heat until the pot edges are bubbling, then reduce the heat and cook for 30 minutes.Tips

Although there is no oil, the most flavorful oil has already penetrated the eggplant, and the perfectly soft and delicious eggplant is very tasty.

How to choose eggplant1. Round or oval eggplant, the skin color is purple, red, green, and white, the meat is firm, and the skin is thin. The best choice for fried eggplant and simmering is the eggplant with thin skin.2. Long eggplant, the skin color is purple or green.

The meat is soft and the seeds are few.

3. Short eggplant, has many seeds and thick skin, which is easy to rot, so it is better to make a cold dish.

How to Choose Eggplant

1 Garden Eggplant: Round or oval, with black, purple, reddish-purple, light green, or white skin. The flesh is firm and the skin is thin. Best eaten grilled or boiled, followed by chilled preparations.

2 Long Eggplant: Long and oval, with purple or light green skin.White, etc. The flesh is softer and has fewer seeds.

3 Short Eggplant: Abundant seeds, thick skin, prone to aging and discoloration, and lower quality. Better for chilled preparations.