Spicy Steamed Eggplant

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs japanese eggplants, trimmed (i peel them)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup soy sauce (i use low-sodium)
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon green onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper oil (i use two teaspoons sambal oelek)
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 cut eggplants lengthwise into 1 inch spears and roll-cut the spears into 1 inch pieces. (you can use regular eggplants, but peel first). sprinkle with salt, arrange the pieces on a steamer, and steam for 20 minutes or until tender.
• 2 in a small bowl combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine, rice vinegar (i use 2 t rice wine vinegar and skip the rice wine), minced green onion, hot pepper oil (or sambal oelek) and sugar.
• 3 pour the mixture over the hot eggplant in a serving dish, and toss until the eggplant is well coated.
• 4 serve immediately with hot steamed rice.