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Homemade Pickled Eggplant

Homemade Pickled Eggplant

Homemade dried eggplant strips are rehydrated under boiling water and briefly steamed with the heat trapped, regaining a pleasantly chewy texture ready for flavorful dressings.

Instructions

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    The dried eggplants that mom made herself are very beautiful. You can refer to the recipe I posted earlier for how to make dried eggplants.

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    Cut the dried eggplant into small sections with scissors and put them in a bowl for later use.

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    Prepare a pot of boiling water, pour the boiling water into a bowl containing dried eggplant, making sure it covers the dried eggplant.

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    Invert a plate over it and simmer for five minutes.

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    You can open it and try it. I prefer it to be chewy, so I soaked it for five minutes. Friends who like it softer can soak it a little longer.

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    Take out the soaked dried eggplant, drain the water, and place it on a plate for later use. Cut the ginger into thin strips, slice the bird’s eye chili into rings, and chop the garlic.

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    Put ginger, garlic, and chili into the plate that holds the dried eggplants.

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    Add 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of aromatic vinegar, 1 tablespoon of sugar, half a spoon of salt, and chicken essence, and mix well.

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    Finished product. Savory, salty, sour, and spicy with a chewy texture, paired with porridge, slurping it up, a bowl is finished in no time.

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    You can make a larger batch at once, put it in a glass jar, store it in the fridge, and it will be fine to eat for three or four days.

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    I made half a jar, and it was finished in two days. Everyone at home really liked it.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Dried eggplant
    1 handful
  • Ginger
    1 piece

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Garlic
    4 clove
  • Xiaomi chili
    2 piece

Seasonings

  • light soy sauce
    2 spoon
  • Aromatic vinegar
    1 spoon
  • Salt
    1/2 tsp
  • chicken essence
    1/2 tsp
  • white sugar
    1 spoon