Sichuan Eggplant With Black Bean Sauce

Main Ingredients	Long brinjals
Cuisine	Chinese
Course	Main Course-Veg
Prep Time	16-20 minutes
Cook time	11-15 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet & Sour
Level of Cooking	Medium
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Sichuan Eggplant With Black Bean Sauce

• 500 grams Long brinjals

Method

1. Cut each brinjal into 3-4 pieces and then quarter each piece. Put them in a bowl, add salt, soy sauce and 2 tbsps cornflour and mix till all the pieces are well coated.
2. Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry brinjal till crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.Cut fresh red chillies into long slices. Quarter spring onions.
3. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a non stick wok, add onions, ginger, black bean sauce, dark soy sauce, red chillies, crushed Sichuan peppers, black peppercorns and stock and mix.
4. Mix remaining cornflour with 2 tbsps water and add along with malt vinegar and sugar and mix. Add fried brinjal and salt and mix. Serve hot immediately.

Nutrition Info

Calories	717
Carbohydrates	50.4
Protein	12.2
Fat	52.2