Eggplant Stir Fry with Green Beans

Eggplant Stir Fry with Green Beans is a delicate vegetarian dish. I have served this as a main dish or with others as a side dish. It doesn’t matter which way as it is amazing. This Thai recipe is simple with tasty vegetables and hits of flavour.

Eggplant Stir Fry with Green Beans

Full of flavour, colour and texture. What every meal should have.

4.55 from 57 votes

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Course: Main Dish, Side Dish

Cuisine: Thai

Keyword: Chillies, Stir Fry, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 Portion

Calories: 362kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 2 medium eggplants aubergine cut into chunks
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 2 tsp light soy sauce
• 1 large red chilli deseeded if you want it cooler
• 1 tbsp chili sauce I like it hot
• 2 cloves garlic
• 150 g green beans
• ½ small onion chopped into small chunks
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 knob unsalted butter

Instructions

• Place a wok or good frying pan over a high heat and add a little vegetable oil.
• When hot, add the chilli and garlic and stir fry for 30 seconds.
• Add the chopped eggplant to the wok and mix thoroughly.
• Add ¼ cup of tap water to the wok and allow the eggplant to cook for about 5 minutes until it is soft.
• Add the oyster sauce, light soy sauce, most of the onion (leave some for garnish) and the sugar to the wok.
• Stir everything together gently and continue to stir fry until it just starts to stick.
• Add the chilli sauce and stir in well.
• Time to cook the nbeans as well. Bring apan of salted water to the boil and add the green beans. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 4 – 5 minutes.

  Drain the water and add a knob of butter and cook again for about 2 minutes until the butter has melted and coated the beans.
• Add a further ¼ cup of tap water to the wok which should help clean and deglaze it creating an amazing rich sauce.
• Remove from the heat and turn off.
• Add the chopped basil and a left over onion and serve immediately on a bed of steamed rice.

Nutrition

Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1848mg | Potassium: 2369mg | Fiber: 29g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 746IU | Vitamin C: 90mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 3mg