Air Fryer Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Soy Dressing
This recipe uses an air fryer to help you prepare a healthier, yet still amazingly flavorful Chinese eggplant side dish in less than 15 minutes!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 Chinese eggplants
- 3 tbsps vegetable oil
- 4 tbsps soy sauce
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 2-3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1½ tsps brown sugar (or regular sugar)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 scallion (thinly sliced)
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
Instructions
- 1
Wash and pat dry the eggplants. Trim the two ends before cutting into three sections. Cut each section in half lengthwise and then cut each half into 2 or 3 sticks, depending on the thickness of your eggplant.
- 2
Toss eggplants with oil before cooking in the air fryer at 400°F (200°C) for 10 - 12 minutes or until the eggplants are softened and golden brown on the edges. The actual cooking time will depend on your air fryer.
- 3
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, garlic, sugar and sesame oil together before mixing in chopped scallions and cilantro. Taste to see if you need to adjust the flavor.
- 4
Place cooked eggplants on a plate, let it cool down for about five minutes before mixing with the garlic soy dressing and serve.