Eggplant Szechuan-Style with Peppers & Mushrooms

If you’ve never tried vegetables Szechuan style, then this recipe of eggplant Szechuan-style with peppers and mushrooms is a great place to start.

I was inspired to make this dish from our home grown eggplant and peppers but also after enjoying an eggplant dish recently at, P.F. Chang’s restaurant.

This Szechuan eggplant recipe has been floating around my kitchen for many years and is one of my favorites from the cookbook, “Make it Easy in Your Kitchen,” published in 1982.

I’ve been cooking for quite a while but my version of Szechuan style eggplant recipe is updated to cut out the oil and adds the red peppers and mushrooms.

If you’re like me, you want your eggplant cooked until soft and this dish does the trick. A delicious and great way to serve eggplant. If you want to make a heartier meal, you can opt to serve it over brown rice or buckwheat noodles.

Be sure to try these other culture-inspired dinner recipes:

• Tempeh Asian Lettuce Wraps
• Asian Noodle Salad
• Moroccan Chickpea Vegetable Tagine
• Kimchi
• Vegan Chiles Rellenos

This Szechwan eggplant dish is great to serve as a main course or if you’re having an Asian inspired dinner party it will pair nicely with other Asian recipes.

The mushroom and eggplant Szechuan style is very filling without being too heavy. You can easily sub the soy sauce for liquid aminos, a natural soy sauce alternative.

You can buy or make your own veggie stock for this recipe. If you have time, make your own veggie stock and freeze it. This way you can control the stock and it’s loaded with so much more flavor than the store brands.

Another great addition to this Szechuan eggplant recipe is more peppers. Feel free to add in green bell peppers or for an elevated kick, some jalapenos.

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Eggplant Szechuan-Style with Peppers & Mushrooms

This Asian inspired dish is easy to make and loaded with zest. Perfect for dinner parties or just a simple dinner for family. Create a heartier meal by adding brown rice. This recipe is the perfect way to cook eggplant, while giving it a unique flavor profile.

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Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

people MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

Sauce

• 1 clove garlic finely minced
• 1/4 cup low-sodium vegetable broth or water, (or 1/4 cup homemade)
• 2 Tbl low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
• 1/2 Tbl fresh ginger peeled and finely minced or grated
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp chili paste
• 4 tsp rice vinegar

Eggplant

• 1 medium eggplant unpeeled and cut into 1″ cubes
• 1 medium red pepper seeded and cut into 1″ cubes
• 1 (8-ounce) package mushrooms sliced

Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Sauce 1 clove garlic finely minced 1/4 cup low-sodium vegetable broth or water, (or 1/4 cup homemade) 2 Tbl low-sodium soy sauce or tamari 1/2 Tbl fresh ginger peeled and finely minced or grated 2 tsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp chili paste 4 tsp rice vinegar Eggplant 1 medium eggplant unpeeled and cut into 1″ cubes 1 medium red pepper seeded and cut into 1″ cubes 1 (8-ounce) package mushrooms sliced

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Instructions

1. In a small bowl, make broth mixture by adding veggie broth or water, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, chili paste, and vinegar. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet, saute eggplant in 1/4 cup water until soften just a bit and then add peppers and mushrooms and continue to sauté for about 3-4 minutes.
3. Add sauce mixture to eggplant, bring to boil, and stir. Cook for a few minutes until the mixture has reduced a little.
4. Serve over steamed rice, quinoa or grain of your choice.

Nutrition/Notes

Nutrition Facts

Eggplant Szechuan-Style with Peppers & Mushrooms

Amount Per Serving

Calories 63 Calories from Fat 4

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.4g 1%

Saturated Fat 0.1g 1%

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 342.5mg 14%

Total Carbohydrates 13.6g 5%

Dietary Fiber 5g 20%

Sugars 9g

Protein 2.3g 5%

Vitamin A 3%

Vitamin C 70%

Calcium 2%

Iron 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.