Name: Spice Temple’s steamed eggplant with three flavours
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 eggplant, cut into thick batons; 12 garlic cloves; 30 ml peanut oil; 400 gm coarsely minced pork; 80 gm sweet bean paste (see note) (¼ cup); 350 ml chicken stock; 120 ml dark soy sauce; ½ tsp sesame oil; 2 cups coriander, coarsely chopped (loosely packed)

Spice Temple’s steamed eggplant with three flavours

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Spice Temple's steamed eggplant with three flavours.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

25M

Total

45M

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“I keep returning to Sydney’s Spice Temple for the steamed eggplant with three flavours. It’s an awesome dish. Please publish the recipe!”

Angelique Marris, Kingsford, NSW

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Ingredients

2 eggplant, cut into thick batons

12 garlic cloves

30 ml peanut oil

400 gm coarsely minced pork

80 gm sweet bean paste (see note) (¼ cup)

350 ml chicken stock

120 ml dark soy sauce

½ tsp sesame oil

2 cups coriander, coarsely chopped (loosely packed)

Method

Main

1.Place eggplant in a colander, scatter with 2 tsp fine sea salt, set aside to drain (1 hour). Lightly rinse eggplant under cold running water, drain and pat dry with absorbent paper. Steam in a single layer in a large steamer placed over boiling salted water until soft (12-14 minutes), keep warm.

2.Meanwhile, blanch garlic in boiling water until tender (3-5 minutes). Drain, cool, finely chop and set aside.

3.Heat peanut oil in a wok over high heat, add pork, stir-fry until golden (3-5 minutes), remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add bean paste to wok, stir-fry until fragrant (30 seconds-1 minute), add stock, soy sauce and pork and simmer until thick (5-7 minutes), then stir through sesame oil.

4.To serve, scatter eggplant with garlic, pork and coriander and serve hot.