3 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup dry sherry or chinese rice wine
1 tbsp white or brown sugar
1 tbsp cider vinegar
3 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp peanut oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 large eggplant, cut into strips, thinly
3/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 cayenne pepper to taste
3 cakes firm tofu, cut into strips
8 scallions: greens minced, whites in, strips, keep sep
1 bunch cilantro, minced (optional)
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Szechwan Eggplant & Tofu
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SZECHWAN EGGPLANT & TOFU
SAUCE:
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.
Serves 4.
Serves: 4
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