Amazingly Tasty Eggplant Recipes You Should Try

7. Szechuan Eggplant

Szechuan eggplant is slightly spicy, slightly sweet, and totally delicious. To start this recipe, make the sauce in a small bowl by combining soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, Shaoxing cooking wine, chili bean paste, cornflour, and water.

Once the sauce has been made, sauté cubed eggplant in sesame oil with fresh ginger, garlic, and ground Szechuan peppercorns. Add more oil as needed and cook eggplant until brown and tender. Pour the sauce over the eggplant and simmer until thick. Serve this over brown rice on a cold day, and it will instantly become one of your favorite meals.