Chicken, Eggplant and Basil Stir-Fry
By Cybelle Tondu · cooking.nytimes.com
25 min4 servings
Ground chicken and eggplant stir-fried with garlic and fresh basil in a soy-cornstarch glaze, served over rice.
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| prepCut eggplants into 1-inch thick chunks | |||||||
| 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for steaming eggplant) | Bring oil, vinegar, salt & water to boil | Add eggplant, cover, steam 5 min | Uncover, cook until liquid evaporates & eggplant browns, 3 min | Flip, cook until caramelized 2 min, transfer to plate | Return eggplant, stir gently to combine | Serve over rice | |
| 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar | |||||||
| Salt | |||||||
| 120 ml water | |||||||
| 3 medium Japanese eggplants (about 1 pound), cut into 1-inch thick chunks | |||||||
| 3 tablespoons soy sauce | Whisk soy sauce, cornstarch & sugar | Pour sauce in, stir, cook 1–2 min until thickened | Stir in basil, cook 1 min until wilted | ||||
| 2 teaspoons cornstarch | |||||||
| 2 teaspoons brown sugar | |||||||
| 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (for chicken) | Heat remaining oil over medium-high | Add chicken & garlic, cook undisturbed 5 min until browned | Stir chicken, break into pieces, cook 2 min until mostly cooked | ||||
| 1 pound ground chicken | |||||||
| 2 garlic cloves, chopped | |||||||
| 2 cups fresh basil leaves | |||||||
| Steamed jasmine rice, to serve | |||||||
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