Topic: Vegetables
When I was a kid, I never eat any vegetable. I only started to eat vegetables when I was in high school and eggplant was not in my list. When I was in college, I learned to eat any vegetable served in the dining table, asked me why? The answer is I don't know, now eggplant is one of my favorite.
The first time I cooked eggplant with oyster sauce (some named it braised eggplant), I just cooked it plain and it doesn't look good, however it taste good as well, and my hubby is very particular with the way how the foods look, he want the foods to be attractive, that's why whenever I cooked braised eggplant now, I add mixed vegetables (carrots and green peas).
Ingredients:
4 medium size eggplants, sliced diagonally
1/3 cup chicken breast, sliced thinly
1 medium onion, quartered
1 tbsp. garlic (minced)
1 tbsp. fish sauce
2 tbsp. oyster sauce
1 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 cup mixed vegetables
1 medium size green bell pepper, slice into strips
3 tbsp. cooking oil
pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Heat a skillet. Pour in the cooking oil until start to smoke. Saute the garlic for about 30 seconds, then add the chicken and soy sauce. Stir to blend well until the chicken are fully cooked.
2. Add the eggplants, cook for about 4-5 minutes.
3. Add in the rest of the ingredients and continue to stir for 1-2 minutes. Serve hot.