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
- In a bowl, whisk together peanut butter, 1/3 cup water, soy sauce, sugar, lime zest, lime juice, sambal olek and garlic.
- 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.
- Transfer eggplants to a platter, cut side up. Spoon peanut sauce over eggplant. Garnish with peanuts and scallions.