Aubergine salad with black bean
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 6 as a side dish
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Ingredients
- 2 medium aubergines, cut lengthways into 1cm strips
- 125ml vegetable oil
- 4 spring onions, thinly sliced diagonally
- 3 red chillies, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp black bean sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- handful coriander leaves
Method
- STEP 1
Place the aubergine strips in a wok or frying pan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil, cook for 2-3 mins, then remove from the heat, drain and allow to cool before patting dry with kitchen paper. Dry the wok or pan. Heat the vegetable oil until a small piece of bread sizzles when placed in the oil, then add the cooled aubergine strips. Leave to cook for 5 mins until browned, taking care not to move the aubergine around too much or it will turn mushy.
- STEP 2
Remove the aubergine from the pan and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp of oil. Return the aubergine to the pan along with spring onions and chillies. Stir through the black bean and fish sauces, then cook for 2 mins. Serve warm or cold with the coriander leaves scattered over.
