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Chinese Eggplant with Garlic and Fried Shallots

Name: Chinese Eggplant with Garlic and Fried Shallots
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 lb of Chinese eggplant; 0.5 tsp of kosher salt; 1 of green onion, finely chopped, plus more for garnish (optional); 2 Tbsp of soy sauce; 1.5 Tbsp of water; 1 tsp of Chinese chili sauce; 1 tsp of sesame oil; 1 tsp of black bean garlic sauce; 0.5 tsp of grated fresh ginger; 1 large clove of garlic, minced; 2 Tbsp of Asian-style fried shallots

Hsiao-Ching Chou

July 1, 2022

Eggplant can can be a sponge for oil and become too mushy in some preparations. But you won’t have that issue with the Anova Precision Oven because the oven’s sous vide mode will help to perfectly cook the eggplant and maintain its structure. No more unintentional mush!

Serves

Prep Time

00:15

Cook Time

00:40

Chinese Eggplant with Garlic and Fried Shallots

5 (2)

640

Ingredients

1 lb

Chinese eggplant

½ tsp

kosher salt

green onion, finely chopped, plus more for garnish (optional)

2 Tbsp

soy sauce

1.5 Tbsp

water

1 tsp

Chinese chili sauce

1 tsp

sesame oil

1 tsp

black bean garlic sauce

½ tsp

grated fresh ginger

1 large clove

garlic, minced

2 Tbsp

Asian-style fried shallots

Steps

1. Preheat

Rack

Sous Vide Mode: On

Steam: 100%

Temp: 196°F

Heat: Rear

2. Cut Eggplant

Roll cut the eggplant so that the pieces aren’t all the same dimensions but are approximately the same thickness. Place the pieces in a 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle on the salt. Set aside.

3. Make Sauce

Combine the green onion, soy sauce, water, chili sauce, sesame oil, black bean garlic sauce, ginger, and garlic in a small bowl.

4. Add Sauce

Drizzle the sauce over the eggplant and stir to combine.

5. Insert Probe

Use the probe to skewer several of the largest pieces of eggplant, making sure that the tip of the probe is in the center of a large piece of eggplant. Place in the middle of the baking dish.

6. Cook

Rack

Place the baking dish in the oven and connect the probe. Be careful because the oven will be hot and steamy. Cook until the probe reaches its target temperature, about 40 minutes.

Sous Vide Mode: On

Steam: 100%

Temp: 200°F

Heat: Rear

196°F Probe Target

7. Serve

Stir in the fried shallots and arrange on a plate to serve. If you’d like, you can garnish with some slivers of green onion. This dish is great as part of a multi-dish meal with steamed rice.