Auber-Sesame

Name: Auber-Sesame
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Eggplant(s); Sesame paste (i.e. tahim) or peanut butter; Sesame paste (i.e. tahim) or peanut butter; Sesame paste (i.e. tahim) or peanut butter; Light soy sauce; Cooked peanut oil; (Chopped chilies or chili sauce); (Chopped chilies or chili sauce); Paprika or chili powder; Paprika or chili powder; Parsley or coriander; Parsley or coriander

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Cook’s Guide to Chinese Vegetables

By Martha Dahlen

Published 1992

About

Ingredients

Eggplant(s)
Sesame paste (i.e. tahim) or peanut butter
Light soy sauce
Cooked peanut oil
(Chopped chi

Asia
China
Side dish
Vegan

Method

Score eggplant(s) lengthwise 3 to 4 times. If time permits, salt for 10 minutes, then squeeze dry.

Steam until cooked (N.B. Some Cantonese simply lay the eggplant on top of cooking rice.) Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients according to taste. When eggplant is done, serve in either of the following ways:

Slice it in bite-size chunks on a dish; pour sauce