Indonesian-Inspired Eggplant with Tomato and Sweet Soy Sauce

Name: Indonesian-Inspired Eggplant with Tomato and Sweet Soy Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Dutch
Ingredients: 3 ½ cups (700 grams) white rice; 2 medium-size eggplants; 8 tablespoons sunflower oil; 1 onion; 1 tomato; 1 teaspoon sambal (Indonesian chili sauce); 1 teaspoon sambal (Indonesian chili sauce); 3 tablespoons sweet soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Vibrant Vegetables

By Janneke Philippi

Published 2024

About

I start this dish by sautéing the eggplant slices to give them a bit of color. Then I braise the eggplant until its gentle flavor melds with the juicy tomato and the sweet soy sauce.

Ingredients

3 ½ cups (700 grams) white rice
2 medium-size eggplants

Asia
Europe
Indonesia
Netherlands
Fish course
Side dish
Pescatarian

Method

COOK the rice according to the package directions. Slice the eggplants into discs ¼ inch (½ cm) thick.

HEAT 3 tablespoons oil in each of 2 frying pans. Fry the eggplant slices until browned on both sides; they don’t need to be cooked through at this point. Transfer them to a plate.

CHOP the onion finely. Dice the tomato. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in one of the