Di San Xian

THEN, TAKE YOUR TIME

The method

1. 01

   Prepare

   Cut vegetables into chunks. Coat eggplant with half the starch and coating water. Chop aromatics.

2. 02

   Make the sauce

   Mix remaining starch, soy sauces, sugar, salt and sauce water. Optional oyster sauce is omitted.

3. 03

   Cook separately

   Use each vegetable’s allocated oil. Pan-fry potatoes about 10 minutes until tender; remove. Cook eggplant about 10 minutes; remove. Cook pepper in remaining oil about 2 minutes.

4. 04

   Bring together

   Heat aromatics and half the garlic. Stir sauce, add and thicken. Return vegetables, toss 2 minutes, then add remaining garlic.