{"id":5197,"date":"2022-02-08T04:10:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T04:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/?page_id=5197"},"modified":"2025-07-29T18:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:44:04","slug":"eggplant-with-brown-sauce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/?page_id=5197","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant with Brown Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"print-this-button-shell\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"print-this-button\" onClick=\"parent.location='http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/?page_id=5197&printthis=1&printsect=1'\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-print-this-section\/images\/print2.gif\" \/> &nbsp; Print This!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Print This Section 1 Start -->\n<div class=\"print-this-content\"><br \/>\nFrom: <a href=\"https:\/\/lolakusinera.com\/eggplant-with-brown-sauce\">Lola Kusinera<\/a><\/p>\n<p>INGREDIENTS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Tbsp canola or peanut oil<\/li>\n<li>1 lb Chinese or Japanese eggplant, cut into serving pieces<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 thumb size ginger, grated or minced<\/li>\n<li>5 pieces dried chili peppers, chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 pieces green onions, sliced thin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FOR THE BROWN SAUCE:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 cup soy sauce (or liquid aminos)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup water<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp rice vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp sesame oil<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp white sugar, or to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp ground pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp (Tbsp?) corn starstarch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>INSTRUCTIONS:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cut eggplant into serving pieces and soak in cold water. Remove eggplant from water and pat dry using a paper towel or a clean cloth few minutes before cooking.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, pepper and cornstarch. Whisk well to dilute the cornstarch and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Using a wok or a skillet, heat over medium-high heat and add oil. Add sliced eggplant and stir fry until nicely brown for about 5 minutes while stirring occasionally. Remove eggplant and set aside.<\/li>\n<li> Using the same wok, add onion, garlic, ginger and dried chili peppers. Stir fry for about 2 minutes or until aromatic while continuously stirring.<\/li>\n<li>Give the sauce mixture a quick stir and pour into wok. Simmer over low heat while continuously stirring for about 30 seconds or until sauce starts to thicken.<\/li>\n<li>Add the fried eggplant back to the wok and toss gently to evenly coat the eggplant. If it seems dry, add a Tbsp or two of water. Garnish with sliced green onions and gently toss to combine. Remove wok from heat and transfer dish into a serving plate. serve with hot with while or brown rice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Changes:<br \/>\n&#8211; Use 1\/2 lb eggplant &amp; add saut\u00e9ed snap\/snow peas, mushrooms, broccoli and\/or red bell pepper.<br \/>\n&#8211; Cut back on soy sauce &amp; add broth, if needed.<br \/>\n&#8211; Use more corn starch.<br \/>\nTry:<br \/>\n&#8211; Sliced onion.<br \/>\n&#8211; Tofu<br \/>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- Print This Section 1 End -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3446,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5197"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5197"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6682,"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5197\/revisions\/6682"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/maggfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}