Hi all– Here’s a weeknight dinner, simple, homey and filling. Ready 30 minutes and it make a platter full, so we had some little boxes of leftovers to tuck in the fridge for work all week. You know, one of those practical, make it often kind of recipes.
CHICKEN, EGGPLANT AND ZUCCHINI STIRFRY
1 boneless chicken breast, but in small chunks
2 tab. olive oil
1 chinese eggplant, cut in chunks
2 smallish zucchini, cut in chunks
1/2 red bell pepper, cut in strips
garlic salt
1/2 cup water
2 tab. soy sauce
3 tab. brown sugar
1 tab. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. grated ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup white or brown rice.
Put the rice on to cook while you’re making the stir fry.
In a heavy skillet, or your wok, if you are so lucky to have one, cook the chicken thoroughly in the hot olive oil. Remove it from the pan. Then throw in the eggplant and zucchini and cook on high heat til browned around the edges. You may have to add a bit more olive oil. Right at the end toss in the red peppers so they cook just for a minute of two–but keep their bright color. Give the whole pan few shakes of garlic salt to season. Take the veggies out of the pan. Meanwhile shake up the water, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger and garlic in a sealed container until thoroughly blended. Stir this mixture into the drippings left in the pan and keep stirring until it thickens into a beautiful brown sauce. Add the chicken, eggplant, zucchini and peppers back into the sauce and stir gently to rewarm it all. Spoon it out onto a platter of hot rice and grab your chopsticks. Enjoy!
The Thankful Heart 
Sounds like something we’d make except not served over rice but in a separate dish, with rice served in individual bowls. And eaten with chopsticks 🙂
OK, well we can whip some up when we’re in Shanghai this summer! Can’t wait!
This looks incredible! I want to try it~
thanks Cindy– hope you like it!!
It took a while for eggplant to cook. Had to keep adding oil coz it would dry up pretty fast. Overall the dish was delicious but it seemed the eggplant swallowed all the oil and made me feel nauseous after eating. Should I steam it next time?
Hi Sophie– Sometimes I microwave things before I stir fry them to have them be more tender at the start– But the eggplant no. It does soak up oil, but if the pan is not enough they will brown quickly and not sponge up all that oil. Thanks for giving the recipe a try– Happy cooking ahead!
It took a while for the eggplant to cook as I used American eggplant instead of Japanese. I had to keep adding oil coz it would dry up pretty fast. Overall the dish was delicious but it seemed the eggplant swallowed all the oil and made me feel nauseous after eating. Should I steam it next time?
Hi Sophie– well, I think your’e right! –you could really steam it and add it into the sauce with the rest. Give it a try!!
this looks delicious. Am adding it to my recipes to try
Oh I hope yo like it! (tried to read your blog, but couldn’t get through– do you have a link??) xo
http://www.itstartsinthekitchenblog.com Let me know if it doesn’t work. Thanks for looking.
thanks!! worked like a charm! Loved your Mediterranean Chicken recipe… xo
Thank you
Made the sauce for this tonight to go with the zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant and red peppers. It is delicious.
So glad to hear it Peg!! xox
How many servings is this recipe?
Hi Susannah! It’s about 4 medium servings. Hope you like it!!
Trying this tonight, and planning to throw in some dried hot peppers for a Kung pao type feeling! Just the recipe I was hoping to find for my farmers market goods! Thanks!!
Hi Joni! So lucky you have a good farmers market nearby! Hope you like the recipe!
Made this tonight!! Was so delish! I fried the veggies in pam so I def didnt feel too guilty about eating a huge bowl! Thanks for the recipe!!
Hi Sarah!! You are so awesome to let me hear you liked it!! thanks. And like the Pam idea!! I’ll have to give it a try! thanks..
This was absolutely delicious! I used American eggplant. I could drink the sauce 🙂!