SZECHWAN EGGPLANT AND TOFU RECIPE

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SZECHWAN EGGPLANT AND TOFU RECIPE

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(Serves 4)

Ingredients:

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3 tblsp Soy sauce
2 tblsp Minced garlic
1/4 cup Dry sherry or Chinese rice wine
1 tblsp Minced fresh ginger
1/4 tsp Black pepper
1 tblsp White or brown sugar
Cayenne pepper to taste
1 tblsp Cider vinegar
3 Cakes firm tofu, cut into strips
3 tblsp Cornstarch
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2 tblsp Peanut oil
8 Scallions: greens minced, whites in strips, keep separate
1 medium Onion, thinly sliced
1 large Eggplant, cut into strips, thinly
1 bunch Cilantro, minced (optional)
3/4 tsp Salt

Instructions:

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Sauce:
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Combine soy sauce, vinegar, sherry, sugar in a liquid-measuring cup. Add
enough water to make up to 1 cup. Place cornstarch in a small bowl, pour
in the liquid, pour on the liquid & whisk till dissolved. Set aside.
Heat a large wok over a high flame. Add oil & onion & stir fry for about a
minute. Add eggplant & salt & stir fry for 8 to 10 minutes till the
eggplant is soft. Add garlic, ginger & black pepper & cayenne. Cook a few
minutes more.
Add tofu & scallion bottoms. Stir the bowl of liquid that has been set
aside & add to the wok. Mix well & stir fry for another few minutes till
the sauce is thickened.
Remove from the heat & serve over rice topped with scallion greens &
cilantro.
From: steven.frank%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Steven Frank)
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