Hakka-Style Asian Eggplant PT30M https://img2.recipesrun.com/201907/2019/1010/1f/7/413273/300x200x90.jpg Asian eggplant is cooked twice in this flavorful eggplant recipe. First, the eggplant is deep-fried to seal in juices and then stir-fried in a flavorful sauce. The eggplants are double-cooked using a technique called oil-blanching. They’re quickly deep-fried so they’re crisp on the outside and moist inside. Then there stir-fried with bell pepper and seasonings and finished with a spicy chile-garlic sauce. It's delicious. 4 servings Ingredients: 1/2 cup Thai basil leaves lightly packed 1 small organic green bell pepper 1/2 small onion cut into 1/2 inch cubes 2 tsp. jalapeno chile 6 cloves peeled garlic 2 quarts cooking oil 1/2 cup mint leaves lightly packed 1/2 tsp. sesame oil 1/2 tsp. chile garlic sauce 1/2 tsp. oyster flavored sauce 1/4 cup chicken broth 3/4 pound Asian eggplant