Spicy Braised Eggplant With Prunes

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This is savory and rich-tasting; the prunes reasonably melt distant here.

Serve with scallion fried rice.

For this recipe, you'll request a 5 1/2-to-7-quart slow-cooker.

The cooled eggplant tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 1 week.

Adapted from "Slow Cooking," by Antony Worrall Thompson (Mitchell Beasley, 2012).

Ingredients

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Servings: 4-6 side-dish

6 tablespoons rootlike oil
1 tablespoonful toasted sesame oil
2 ample (36 ounces) purple eggplants, peeled and chopped into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoonful finely chopped garlic
2-inch portion peeled ginger root, grated (1 tablespoon)
2 bunches scallions (12 to 14 total), achromatic and light-green parts chopped connected the diagonal into 1-inch pieces
1 3/4 cups homemade oregon no-salt-added rootlike broth
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
3/4 cupful chopped pitted prunes
1 tablespoonful salted Chinese achromatic beans, finely chopped (optional)
2 tablespoons water
1 spoon cornstarch
Leaves from 4 to 6 stems cilantro, coarsely chopped, for serving (optional)
1 tiny serrano pepper, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped, for serving (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 6)

Calories
260
Fat
16 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
28 g
Sodium
280 mg
Protein
3 g
Fiber
8 g
Sugar
14 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Slow Cooking," by Antony Worrall Thompson (Mitchell Beasley, 2012).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 6, 2012

Updated March 14, 2026