🍆 Thai basil eggplant

Name: Thai basil eggplant
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 500 g long eggplant, cut into chunks; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 2–3 red chilies, sliced; 1½ tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 60 ml water; 1 large handful Thai basil leaves

Origin: Thailand

390kcal

per serving · 300 g

130kcal

per 100 g

6 gProtein2 g / 100 g

24 gFat8 g / 100 g

36 gCarbs12 g / 100 g

Thai basil eggplant is a vegan stir-fry of long Asian eggplant cooked until soft and silky, then tossed with garlic, fresh chilies, soy sauce and a big handful of Thai basil. The eggplant soaks up the salty, garlicky sauce while the basil adds an anise-like freshness. It is served hot as a side or main dish with steamed jasmine rice.

Diets

✓

Vegetarianno meat or fish in a typical recipe

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Veganno meat, fish or animal products in a typical recipe

✓

No pork

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Contains glutenbecause of: soy sauce

Not keto12 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Soy

What it is made of

eggplantthai basilgarlicchili peppersoy sauce

Recipe

2 servings25 min

Ingredients

500 g long eggplant, cut into chunks
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2–3 red chilies, sliced
1½ tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
60 ml water
1 large handful Thai basil leaves

Method

Heat the oil in a wok over high heat and fry the eggplant for 4–5 minutes until it starts to brown.
Add the garlic and chilies and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
Add soy sauce, sugar and water, cover and cook for 3–4 minutes until the eggplant is soft.
Stir in the basil, toss until wilted and serve with rice.

How to make it lighter

Eggplant soaks up oil like a sponge: steam or microwave the chunks first, then stir-fry with just 1 tsp oil.
Measure the oil: 1 tbsp oil ≈ 120 kcal.
Add extra vegetables such as bell pepper or green beans to bulk up the plate.

History

Stir-fried eggplant with basil is a common home-style dish in Thailand and a fixture on Thai restaurant menus abroad, especially as a vegetarian option.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →