Vegan Oven Baked Eggplant Recipe

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• STEP 1.Wash and dry 2 chinese long eggplants.

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• STEP 2.1 place 2 chinese long eggplants on a baking tray and place them in a preheated oven at 370 degrees fahrenheit and bake for 25 minutes.

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• STEP 3.2 in a saucepan add 2 ½ tbsp of oil, ½ cup finely diced garlic, ¼ cup diced red onion, ¼ cup diced red and green chillies, ¼ cup diced coriander stems.

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• STEP 4.3 stir and cook the ingredients until fragrant.

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• STEP 5.4 then add 2 tbsp sichuan dou ban jiang, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp chinese cooking wine. Mix together.

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• STEP 6.5 add cornstarch water (1tsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water). Mix well together for 1 to2 minutes till the sauce thickens.

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• STEP 7.6 after 25 minutes, take the eggplants out of the oven. Keep them aside to cool. The skin will be brown colour after baking.

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• STEP 8.7 make a cut along the centre of the eggplant lengthwise to open it up. Cut off the stalk. It will open like a book.cut across breadthwise to help the flesh to easily absorb the sauce. Do not cut through the skin on the other side.

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• STEP 9.8 spoon the sauce generously over the entire open eggplant. Do not leave any part uncovered as it will turn dry after the second baking.

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• STEP 10.9 return to the oven and bake for 6 to 8 minutes.

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• STEP 11.10 serve the eggplant garnished with chopped green chillies and coriander leaves.