Would you like to eat "Crunchy Eggplant"?

I would like to introduce a recipe of "Crunchy Eggplant".

I like Eggplant cooked as Filipino food like "Tortang talong" (grilled and peeled eggplant omelet) and "inihaw na talong" (salad of grilled and peeled eggplant, onion, and tomato). I think that many of the Filipino Eggplant dishes are used grilled and peeled Eggplant.

The nutrition of Eggplant is not rich. However, it should be noted that the eggplant contains a high amount of antioxidants such as an anthocyanin and polyphenol included in peel of the eggplant.

The "Crunchy Eggplant" is used unpeeled eggplant. You can obtain a high amount of antioxidants by eating this dish.

 I prepared this recipe to fit to Filipino taste, so I think Filipino might become to like it! My parents in law like it!!

[Ingredients]

• Eggplant, 3 pcs

• Flour, proper amount

• Vegetables (it is yummy only eggplant. If you like to be colorful, you can use your favorite vegetables. I used Carrot, Cauliflower, Asparagus, and Okra this time.)

Sauce

• Soy sauce, 4 tbsp

• Vinegar, 4 tbsp

• Water or Sake, 2 tbsp

• Honey or sugar, 1 and 1/2 tbsp

• Corn starch, proper amount

• Ginger, small pc

(If you like spicy taste, you can put a red chili also.)

[Procedure]

1. Cut the egg plant into one bite size and cover it with flour.

2. Fry it with small amount oil.

3. Boil your favorite vegetables.

4. Grate the ginger and put all ingredients of the sauce into frying pan. Heat it until boiling while mix the sauce.

5. After boiling the sauce, stop heating it immediately. Mix the sauce with boiled vegetables. Put the sauce with vegetables on the fried eggplant just before to eat it!