Vaguely Asian Easy Eggplant

This is a gentle dish that went well with pork chops one evening. It is not so exotic that I didn’t have the Sautéed Zucchini with Dill on the same plate. In fact, a green of some kind is a good idea as the eggplant, although delicious, is drab to look at. I suppose that some chopped cilantro on top would not be amiss.

It may seem odd that I use a saucepan rather than a frying or sauté pan for this, but the eggplant shrinks so much that it is