Szechuan-Style Eggplant

This dish is very flexible - and extremely delicious. The basic recipe can be varied by the addition of red and green capsicum and red onion to make a more complex vegetable dish. You can even omit the eggplant and simply pour the sauce over master-stocked and fried chicken or a deep-fried fish. But the very best thing about this dish is that it can be served cold as a great eggplant salad alongside roast beef or pork and crusty bread, as well as with Asian meals.

Japanese eggplants