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Spicy braised eggplant

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  • 1 whole eggplant
▶ 1:16
Finely chop the garlic and chop the green onion.
Mixing the sauce
▶ 1:16
Mix the sauce: cane sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce and Korean pepper powder.
▶ 1:16
  • 2–3 pieces garlic
  • 3 sticks green onion
  • 2 tbsp cane sugar
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Korean pepper powder
  • olive oil
Heat a sauté pan over medium-high with a drizzle of olive oil; add the eggplant when the pan just starts to smoke and get good colour on it.
▶ 1:59
Add the garlic and sauté five minutes.
Colouring the eggplantSauteingRead
▶ 1:59
  • ½ cup water
Add the green onion, the sauce and half a cup of water; deglaze, cover and cook on medium five minutes.
▶ 2:45
Crush a tablespoon of roasted peanuts.
Braising in the sauceDeglazingRead
▶ 2:45
  • 1 tbsp roasted peanuts
Plate and top with green onion and the crushed peanuts; serve with rice.