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Steamed Eggplant with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Steamed Eggplant with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

  • ½ cup natural chunky peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons sambal olek or other chile paste
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 6 Asian or baby eggplant
  • ¼ cup chopped, roasted peanuts
  • ¼ cup sliced scallions

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, whisk together peanut butter, 1/3 cup water, soy sauce, sugar, lime zest, lime juice, sambal olek and garlic.
  2. Trim the ends of the eggplant. If using baby eggplant, peel them. Place in a steamer basket set over a pan of simmering water. Cover and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. (Alternatively, you can wrap the eggplants individually in parchment and microwave until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.) Halve eggplants lengthwise.
  3. Transfer eggplants to a platter, cut side up. Spoon peanut sauce over eggplant. Garnish with peanuts and scallions.
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