Chinese home cooking

Steamed Eggplant with Garlic-Chile Dressing

Name: Steamed Eggplant with Garlic-Chile Dressing
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: eggplant; cilantro; bird's eye chiles; scallions; garlic; sesame seeds; cooking oil; 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce; 1 spoonful oyster sauce; 1/2 spoonful sugar; 2 spoonfuls aged black vinegar; a little salt

凉拌茄子

Steamed eggplant is cooled and torn into strips, then dressed with garlic, herbs, chiles and black vinegar.

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Published 2026-10-12

English adaptation and editing of authorized supplied recipes: Chinese Home Cooking.

Tender eggplant strips topped with green herbs, red chiles and sesame in a shallow white bowl. — Steamed Eggplant with Garlic-Chile Dressing

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

eggplant
cilantro
bird's eye chiles
scallions
garlic
sesame seeds
cooking oil
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
1 spoonfuloyster sauce
1/2 spoonfulsugar
2 spoonfulsaged black vinegar
a littlesalt

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Put minced garlic, chopped scallions, cilantro, bird's eye chiles and sesame seeds in a bowl. Pour hot oil over them, then mix in the light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, aged black vinegar and salt.
02
Cut the eggplant into pieces. Steam over boiling water on high heat for 20 minutes, then let it cool and tear it into strips.
03
Add cilantro and bird's eye chiles, pour over the dressing and toss together.

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Cooking Method

Steaming ↗Cold Tossing

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