seared chicken & eggplant with sweet & sour soy sauce

Seared Chicken & Eggplant with Sweet & Sour Soy Sauce
Ingredients

ingredients:

  • 500 g boneless chicken thigh
  • 150 g eggplant(s)
  • a little salt
  • a little pepper
  • 4 tablespoons potato starch (katakuriko)
  • 1 tablespoon salad oil

sweet & sour soy sauce:

Step 1

step 1:

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper.

Step 2

step 2:

Cut the stalks off the eggplant(s) and then cut the eggplant(s) in half lengthwise. Slice the eggpant halves diagonally into 4 cm. pieces.

Step 3

step 3:

Dust the chicken with the potato starch (katakuriko).

Step 4

step 4:

To make the sweet and sour soy sauce, mix the soy sauce, rice vinegar and sugar.

Step 5

step 5:

Heat the salad oil in a frying pan over a medium-low flame. Add the chicken. Sear for 5 minutes on each side.

Step 6

step 6:

Add the eggplant. Sear for 5 minutes and stir occasionally for 2 minutes.

Step 7

step 7:

Add the sauce. Stir occasionally for a couple of minutes.

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comment:

The sweet and sour soy sauce soaked into the chicken and eggplant, making it very tasty. This dish also goes well with rice.