{"id":697,"date":"2015-06-25T00:10:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T04:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/?p=697"},"modified":"2015-06-24T13:36:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T17:36:42","slug":"sichuan-spicy-eggplant-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/sichuan-spicy-eggplant-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Sichuan Spicy Eggplant Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sichuan-spicy-eggplant.jpg\" alt=\"Sichuan Spicy Eggplant Recipe\" width=\"500\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sichuan-spicy-eggplant.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sichuan-spicy-eggplant-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese eggplant (aubergine) is long, thin and about the size of a zucchini (courgette). Its tender flesh absorbs flavors and it is the perfect carrier for both spicy and delicate sauces. If they are unavailable, use small, tender western ones.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/span> (Serves 6)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500 g (1 lb 2 oz) Chinese eggplants (aubergines) or thin eggplants<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons light soy sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon roasted sesame oil<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons clear rice vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 spring onion (scallions), chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 garlic cloves, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon chilli bean paste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peel the eggplants and trim off the ends. Cut the eggplants in half lengthways and cut each half into strips 2 cm (\u00be inch) thick. Cut the strips into 5 cm (2 inch) lengths. Place the eggplant in a bowl, add the salt and toss lightly, then set aside for 1 hour. Pour off any water that has accumulated.<\/p>\n<p>Arrange the eggplant on a heatproof plate and place in a steamer. Cover and steam over simmering water in a wok for 20 minutes, or until tender. Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl, then pour the sauce over the eggplant, tossing lightly to coat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese eggplant (aubergine) is long, thin and about the size of a zucchini (courgette). Its tender flesh absorbs flavors and it is the perfect carrier for both spicy and delicate sauces. If they are unavailable, use small, tender western ones. Ingredients: (Serves 6) 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) Chinese eggplants (aubergines) or thin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[216],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-sichuan-spicy-eggplant-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianonlinerecipe.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}