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Sticks and backpack # 1: Braised Eggplant with Chinese

After 3 weeks of holiday in China and Taiwan, I could only return with a few typical recipes there!
In Yangshuo Rather than go pedal in the rice (it was at a minimum 35 ° C in the shade!), I took an entire morning cooking class Chinese (English, of course).
It was therefore found (some French (es), a Swiss and two Australian) to visit the market (vegetables, fish and meat). (Summary in a future article), then prepare three recipes, that is to say, cut ingredients into small pieces and cook in a wok! It felt like the Atelier des Chefs (To Each His wok!)
Here is the first, a recipe based only vegetables.
The eggplant is a dish of choice in southern China and it's no surprise a delicious meal when the restaurant chooses!

Braised Eggplant
Ingredients for 1 person

• 1 eggplant cut into 8 by length and then cut into 5 cm
• 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon chili paste
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
• 1 / 4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
• 1 / 4 spoon of soy sauce (about 1 tablespoon)
• 1 piece of green pepper and 1 piece of red pepper (more or less depending on taste), cut into strips
• 1 spring onion (chives), cut into 2 cm pieces
• a splash of sesame oil
• 3 pinches of black pepper

Start by cutting all vegetables (eggplant, peppers and chives)
Put the eggplant to soak at least 15 minutes in salted water.
Heat the wok with oil. when it smokes, add the eggplant, drained and rinsed. Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon. Press with back of cuillère.Laissez cook until they have taken their color, then set aside. Add
if needed the oil in the wok. Add the chili paste and garlic over low heat.
Add the pepper strips. mix and add the eggplant.
Raise the heat. Add water to halfway up the eggplant and mix well.
Add oyster sauce, salt, bouillon powder and soy sauce.
Mix and cook over low heat. When water
has evaporated and the eggplants are cooked, add the chives, sesame oil and pepper.
is ready to be served and eaten with chopsticks, of course!

A small nod to Laetitia, who was in Yangshuo's Blog The World's End where one can find many recipes Asian (Thanks for the photos!)

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