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Meera Sodha's vegan recipe for Sichuan-style braised aubergines with tofu
A cheerful rice bowl fragrant with ginger, garlic and spring onion, and laced with a sprightly chilli bean sauce
TL;DR
- The recipe is for Sichuan aubergines, a vegan dish inspired by 'fish fragrant aubergines'.
- Key ingredients include aubergines, extra-firm tofu, ginger, garlic, spring onions, and chilli bean sauce (doubanjiang).
- The preparation involves roasting aubergines and then simmering them with a sauce and tofu.
- The sauce is a mixture of cornflour, doubanjiang, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar.
- The dish is served with steamed rice and garnished with spring onion greens.