Spicy Mediterranean Eggplant Stir-Fry
🌟Main ingredient:Eggplant
✨secondary ingredients: ginger and carrots
⏱️Cooking time: 240 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Very spicy
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: Couple
Ingredients
2
eggplants,
sliced
2
carrots,
julienned
1
thumb-sized
ginger,
peeled
and
grated
4
little
gem
lettuce,
chopped
2
tablespoons
olive
oil
4
cloves
garlic,
minced
2
red
chili
peppers,
thinly
sliced
2
tablespoons
soy
sauce
1
tablespoon
balsamic
vinegar
1
teaspoon
paprika
1
teaspoon
cayenne
pepper
Salt
and
pepper
to
taste
Cooking steps
1. Sprinkle salt over the sliced eggplants and let them sit for 20 minutes to draw out excess moisture. Rinse and pat dry.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the eggplant slices and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
3. In the same skillet, add the grated ginger, minced garlic, and sliced red chili peppers. Sauté for 2 minutes.
4. Add the julienned carrots and cook for another 5 minutes until slightly tender.
5. Return the cooked eggplant slices to the skillet and add chopped little gem lettuce. Stir well to combine.
6. In a small bowl, mix together soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Pour the sauce over the vegetables in the skillet.
7. Reduce heat to low and let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together.
8. Serve the spicy Mediterranean eggplant stir-fry hot with your choice of side dish like rice, pasta, potato, or greens.
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