The eggplant in tomato sauce dish, unique and flavorful, shared by TasteVN below, will certainly enrich your family meals and make them more delicious. Let’s get cooking right away with this braised dish!
1. Eggplant in Tomato Sauce
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking time
1 hour
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Eggplant in Tomato Sauce Serves 4
Eggplant 1 piece (about 240g) Tomato 1 piece Onion 1/2 bulb Bell pepper 2 pieces Garlic 2 cloves Thick tomato sauce 7 tablespoons (about 70g) White vinegar 1 tablespoon Chicken seasoning powder 1/2 tablespoon Olive oil 1/2 tablespoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh eggplant
- When buying eggplant, you should pay attention to the stem of the eggplant to determine its freshness. If the white area between the stem and the skin of the eggplant is connected, then it is fresh, young, and delicious.
- Additionally, choose eggplants that are shiny, evenly colored, and feel heavy and firm when held.
- Do not buy eggplants that have changed color from pink-purple to light purple, as those are likely to be overripe or have wrinkled skin, dark spots, or withered stems.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- Choose tomatoes with a bright red outer skin, evenly colored, and free from scratches or damage.
- Naturally ripe tomatoes usually have a light characteristic fragrance, feel firm and heavy in hand; you can use this tip to select the freshest tomatoes.
- Identify fresh tomatoes by examining the stem; ripe and fresh tomatoes typically have a green stem that is tightly attached to the top of the tomato.
- Avoid buying tomatoes that have a mix of red and green colors or show black spots on the skin, as these are often very bland and lack flavor.
How to choose and where to buy concentrated tomato sauce
- You should purchase tomato sauce from reputable establishments such as TasteVN, supermarkets, or markets to ensure quality and product origin; you can also buy online at bachhoaxanh.com.
- For packaged products, make sure to check the expiration date, that the outer packaging is intact, not torn or discolored, and that the product inside is not moldy.
- You can also make tomato sauce at home using the recipe below from TasteVN.
Tools Required
Oven, pot, knife, cutting board, stove,…
How to Make Eggplant with Tomato Sauce
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Prepare the Ingredients
Wash the eggplant, cut off the stem and the tail. Then cut into pieces about 3 fingers long and cut lengthwise into 4, then cut into 6 pieces lengthwise.
Peel the onion, wash it, and slice it. Remove the stem from the tomato, wash it, and cut it into wedges.
Remove the stem from 2 chili peppers, cut them in half lengthwise. Peel, wash, and chop 2 cloves of garlic.
How to Prepare Eggplant Without BrowningAfter cutting the eggplant pieces, place them in a bowl of diluted saltwater and soak for 15 minutes; this will help the eggplant maintain its crunchiness, release all the sap, and not brown.
How to Cut Onion Without Crying
- To cut onions without crying, you should cut them in a well-ventilated area, like under a range hood or near a window.
- Alternatively, use a thin slice of potato to rub the knife on both sides. Then use that knife to cut the onion. The starch in the potato helps inhibit the release of the enzyme that causes tears from the onion.
See details: 10 Tips to Cut Onions Without Crying
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Grill the eggplant
Place the eggplant on a tray, using a brush to apply olive oil on each piece of eggplant.
To stabilize the oven temperature, preheat the oven at 230 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Place the tray of eggplant in the oven and grill at 200 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
Tip: If you don’t have olive oil, you can substitute it with cooking oil! -
Stew the eggplant
Place a pot on the stove over medium heat, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, sauté the garlic and onion until fragrant.
When the onion and garlic are fragrant, add the tomatoes and bell peppers to stir-fry, cover the pot and cook for about 2 minutes.
Season with 1/2 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of chicken seasoning powder, 1/2 tablespoon of pepper, and 7 tablespoons of thick tomato sauce, stir-fry over medium heat for 2 minutes.
Then add 300ml of hot water, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, and the grilled eggplant. Cover and stew on low heat for about 45 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
So the eggplant in tomato sauce is done, scoop the eggplant onto a plate and serve it with hot rice.
The eggplant dish has a faint fragrant smell of chili, the sauce is thick and rich, and the eggplant is soft and melts in your mouth, with a little light sour taste from the sauce making it very easy to become “addicted” to this dish!
2. Eggplant in Tomato Sauce (Recipe shared by Tiktok Vegetarian Kitchen XANH)
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Eggplant in Tomato Sauce (Recipe shared by Tiktok Vegetarian Kitchen XANH) Serves 3 people
Eggplant 2 pieces Tomato 2 pieces Soft tofu 1 block Spring onion 2 stalks Ginger 1/2 piece Chili pepper 1 piece Tapioca starch 100 grams Seasoning A little (Cooking oil/ turmeric powder/ salt/ sugar/ vegetarian seasoning/ soy sauce)
Tools needed
Ingredient Image
How to make Eggplant in Tomato Sauce (Recipe shared by Tiktok Vegetarian Kitchen XANH)
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Prepare the ingredients
Cut off the roots and wilted leaves of the spring onion, wash and dry, then chop finely. Wash the ginger, peel, and slice thinly.
Wash the soft tofu and cut it into small square pieces.
After buying the eggplant, wash it thoroughly, cut off the stem, and do not peel it completely.
Next, slice the eggplant into round diagonal pieces about 1.5 cm thick. Then, marinate the eggplant with 1 teaspoon of vegetarian seasoning and 1 tablespoon of spring onion for 5 minutes.
Wash the tomatoes several times with water and then cut them into small cubes, next, marinate the tomatoes with 1 teaspoon of sugar for 5 minutes.
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Frying Eggplant
Before frying the eggplant, you should sprinkle a little cornstarch over the eggplant to make it crispier when fried.
You place a pan filled with oil on the stove, setting the heat to low. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add the eggplant and fry, turning regularly until the eggplant turns golden brown, then remove it to paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
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Making satay sauce
First, place a pan on the stove, sauté a little oil with chopped shallots and ginger, wait until the shallots are lightly golden, then add the chili to stir-fry.
Next, add the marinated tomatoes and stir-fry until the tomatoes are soft, then add a piece of soft tofu to the pot and stir well.
After mixing the above ingredients, add 2 tablespoons of turmeric water, 1 teaspoon of tapioca flour, 1/2 cup of water, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of vegetarian seasoning, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, and season to taste.
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Completion
Place the fried eggplant on a clean plate, and finally drizzle the tomato sauce over it to enjoy!
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Finished Product
The eggplant in tomato sauce after completion has an eye-catching color, an appealing aroma, crispy fried eggplant blended with the sweet and spicy sour sauce along with creamy tofu, guaranteed to be a great dish to accompany rice! Let’s get started on this dish for your family!
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*Source of recipe and images shared from Facebook: Ari Huyền Daisy and Tiktok VEGAN KITCHEN XANH.
*You are invited to check out more delicious vegetarian recipes on the channel Tiktok VEGAN KITCHEN XANH!
