Spicy Hoisin Eggplant
An Asian marinade of hoisin sauce, soy sauce, chile-garlic sauce, and more flavor diced eggplant and onions. A simple, under-an-hour side dish!
Ingredients
- 3 medium eggplants, diced into 3/4" pieces
- 2 onions, diced into 3/4" pieces
- 2 green onions, white and green parts, sliced, divided
Marinade:
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce, low sodium
- 1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce, or according to taste, see Notes
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar, not seasoned
- 1 tablespoon garlic, finely minced, or pushed through garlic press
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root, grated on a microplane, or finely minced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil, my favorite brand here
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil lightly sprayed with nonstick spray, such as Pam, or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Whisk the marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside and allow the marinade to sit for the flavors to marry while you chop the vegetables.
- Add the eggplant, onions, and half of the green onions to a large bowl. Pour in about half of the marinade and toss to thoroughly coat. Add the remaining marinade and toss the vegetables again. Pour the veggies onto the prepared baking sheet, spreading them evenly.
- If you cannot get all of the eggplant mixture onto one baking sheet, you can either cook in batches or bake on two racks in convection mode. If you use convection, you will need to cook at 400 degrees for the same amount of time.
- Bake for 15 minutes, stir, and bake for another 20 minutes or until the eggplant is tender.
- Remove from the oven, scrape into a serving bowl, then sprinkle with the sesame seeds and the remaining green onions. Serve warm.
Notes
If you don’t like the spicy chile-garlic sauce, you can sub out with sweet red chili sauce. It still has a little bit of heat - but not near as much - but it does have quite a bit of sweetness.
Nutrition Facts
Spicy Hoisin Eggplant
Amount per Serving
Calories
157.32
% Daily Value*
Fat
2.78
g
4
%
Saturated Fat
0.44
g
3
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.23
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.83
g
Cholesterol
0.64
mg
0
%
Sodium
660.19
mg
29
%
Potassium
969.15
mg
28
%
Carbohydrates
31.74
g
11
%
Fiber
9.94
g
41
%
Sugar
18.04
g
20
%
Protein
4.87
g
10
%
Vitamin C
10.39
mg
13
%
Calcium
49.96
mg
5
%
Iron
1.21
mg
7
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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