Treasures Of The Earth (chinese Stir Fry)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 eggplant
• 1 medium potato
• 2 green bell peppers
• 5 tablespoons oil, separated
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 green onions
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons water, separated
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 peel potato and wash eggplant and bell peppers.
• 2 cut the potato in 1/2 inch and eggplant in 1 inch chunks, the traditional way is to cut slanted into triangular shaped pieces for faster cooking, but really any shape will do, i keep the pieces small to make this a quick dish to cook. cut bell peppers into 1 inch pieces.
• 3 poor 2 t oil into a pan to heat over medium high heat.
• 4 stir fry the potatoes for around 5 minutes or until almost done, transfer to a plate.
• 5 while the veggies are cooking, cut the green onion into 2 inch long pieces, peel and crush the garlic, and mix the corn starch with 1 t of water; set aside.
• 6 add 2 more t of oil in the same pan, stir fry the eggplants (they really suck up the oil, you may add a bit more if needed) stir fry about 30 sec. reduce to med low heat and cook covered, stirring occasionally for about 5 more minutes or until almost done, add bell peppers, cook for another minute or so.
• 7 transfer the veggies to the plate with the potatoes.
• 8 add 1 t of oil in the pan, heat under med-high heat, add garlic to the oil, lightly stir fry to release the flavors in the garlic.
• 9 add the precooked veggies, and the green onion, stir fry for about a minute, add soy sauce, sugar and 1 t water (more or less soy sauce to taste).
• 10 add corn starch water to thicken the sauce up a bit, remove from heat and enjoy your authentic north-eastern chinese dish.