🇨🇳 Chinese Vegetarian

Eggplant Tea-Smoked

Name: Eggplant Tea-Smoked
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 3 cloves, crushed Ginger; 3 tbsp Rice; 2 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Sichuan Peppercorns; 2 large Eggplant; 2 tbsp Peanut Oil; 1, juiced Rice Vinegar; 3 tbsp Jasmine Tea Leaves

🇨🇳 Chinese

Smoked over tea leaves and sugar until eggplant takes on a deep amber, campfire aroma. Ready in 22 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 7 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Ginger3 cloves, crushed
Rice3 tbsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Sichuan Peppercorns1 tsp
Eggplant2 large
Peanut Oil2 tbsp
Rice Vinegar1, juiced
Jasmine Tea Leaves3 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Whisk the Peanut Oil, rice vinegar juice, garlic, sichuan peppercorns and salt into a quick marinade.
2
Coat the eggplant completely and let it sit for at least 20 minutes (overnight is even better).
3
Get the grill or griddle pan screaming hot.
4
Grill the eggplant in a single layer, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through.
5
Rest for 5 minutes, then finish with fresh cilantro and extra rice vinegar.

Chef's tip

Don't move the eggplant for the first 3 minutes; a proper crust releases itself.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to make Smoked Eggplant with Toasted Sourdough | Tea Inspired with Simon Toohey · on YouTube