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Eggs are a great vegetarian protein alternative. How about this spiced quail egg and eggplant curry recipe for dinner tonight?

Thai Stir Fried Eggplant

This Thai stir fried eggplant then is a great dish to prepare if you are just starting to learn to cook Thai.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Thai
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories per serving 162 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 large fresh eggplant
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
  • ½ tsp garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp oyster sauce
  • ½ tsp caster sugar or palm sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice or lime juice
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • a handful fresh mint chopped

Instructions

  1. Rinse the fresh eggplant and trim it. Dice the eggplant into bite-size cubes.
  2. In a glass combine the fish sauce, the lemon or lime juice, the sugar, the oyster sauce, the soy sauce and 3 tablespoons of water.
  3. Then stir the marinade well and put it aside until needed later. Pour the vegetable oil in a large non-stick pan. Add the garlic paste and the freshly grated ginger.
  4. Place the pan over high heat and then quickly stir fry the garlic paste and ginger for about 30 seconds. Then add the freshly diced eggplant.
  5. Stir fry the eggplant for 4 minutes until it starts to soften a little. Then turn the heat lower to medium and add the soy sauce mixture.
  6. Stir all the ingredients well. Cook the eggplant for 3 minutes. It should be warmed through but still quite crunchy, not soft or soggy. Then check the seasoning and add extra fish sauce, lemon juice or soy sauce to taste if necessary. Stir in the freshly chopped mint.
  7. Then transfer the stir fried eggplant to a serving bowl and serve hot.
    Eggs are a great vegetarian protein alternative. How about this spiced quail egg and eggplant curry recipe for dinner tonight?