5 szechwan eggplant with Recipes

eggplant (japanese , if you can get it), oil, ground pork (or poultry), soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, fresh ginger, minced, garlic, minced, hot red peppers, seeded and minced

soy sauce, dry sherry or 1/4 cup rice wine, sugar (white or brown ), cider vinegar, cornstarch, peanut oil, onion, sliced, eggplant , cut into strips, salt, garlic, ginger, minced, pepper, cayenne, firm tofu , cut into strips, scallions, greens minced, white part cut in strips (keep separate)

vegetable oil, eggplants, peeled if desired and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (about 6 cups), cornstarch, chicken broth, minced garlic, minced peeled fresh gingerroot, szechwan chili paste , to taste, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar or 1 tbsp white wine vinegar, dry sherry, scallions, sliced thin, soy sauce, light brown sugar, red bell pepper, minced, oriental sesame oil , to taste

vegetable oil, a 1 1/4-lb eggplant, peeled if desired and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 6 cups), cornstarch, chicken broth, minced garlic, minced peeled fresh gingerroot, szechwan chili paste *, or to taste, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar * or white-wine vinegar, dry sherry, scallions, sliced thin, soy sauce, light brown sugar, red bell pepper, minced, oriental sesame oil , or to taste, white pita and whole-wheat pita, cut into wedges, as an accompaniment