Mapo Eggplant

Mapo Eggplant takes the familiar flavors of everyone’s favorite Sichuan Chinese Mapo Tofu recipe, with the replacement of tender eggplant!

Japanese-Style Broiled Eggplant With Bonito, Scallions, and Ginger

Sometimes seen as an in-season special at yakitori places, this eggplant dish is almost as good when made using the broiler as it is hot off a grill, since the charred skin will impart a little smokiness even if you aren't using charcoal. That quality in the eggplant is accentuated by the slightly smoky katsuobushi, or flakes of cured, smoked, and dried bonito, and offset by the sliced scallions and spicy grated ginger.

Makheua Yao Pad Tao Jiao (Stir-Fried Eggplant With Minced Pork)

A classic Thai-Chinese dish flavored with fermented soybean paste, garlic, fresh chiles, and Thai basil.

Sinigang na Baboy (Filipino Pork in Sour Tamarind Soup)

This rich and hearty Filipino stew is famous for its assertive sour and savory flavor profile.

Eggplant “Unagi”: Easy Recipe! - The Woks of Life

This eggplant unagi is reminiscent of a Japanese eel, with a similar sweet, savory sauce. But instead of eel, the main event is eggplant!

Chinese Stuffed Eggplant

Chinese stuffed eggplant is a popular dim sum dish that also makes a great lunch or dinner meal This favorite dim sum chinese eggplant recipe uses less oil and is delicious and healthy!

Cantonese Eggplant Casserole（茄子煲）

Cantonese eggplant casserole is not just another ho-hum eggplant dish. Trust me when I tell you that this eggplant casserole dish has amazing depth of flavor, and the secret ingredient is Cantonese salted fish.

Braised Eggplant with Minced Pork - 肉沫茄子

Braised Eggplant with Minced Pork (肉沫茄子) is another one of those easy “home-style” dishes your parents’ or grandparents’ serve! Home cooked Braised eggplant

Fish-Fragrant Eggplants (Sichuan Braised Eggplant With Garlic, Ginger, and Chiles)

Don't let the name fool you—there's no fish here. Instead, this Sichuanese eggplant classic is deeply flavored with garlic, ginger, and pickled chiles, aromatics that are often associated with fish cookery.

Braised Eggplant With Garlic and Basil

Tender chunks of eggplant braised with garlic, chilies, soy sauce and finished with a flourish of fresh basil for a satisfying yet easy summer dish.