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Instant pot Sweet & Spicy Eggplant Stir Fry

Author: Soniya Saluja
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Keyword:  🍆🍚 I got an easy peasy awesome recipe for you! Instant pot Sweet and Spicy Eggplant stir fry aka delicious Meatless Monday recipe that is healthy, and full of flavors!  This sweet and spicy Instant Pot eggplant stir- fry is so addictive and versatile. Cooked to perfection in minutes, each bite is bursting with flavor! It is so easy to put together and make for a perfectly healthy (and delicious) lunch or dinner! , For all Eggplant lovers, quick
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings:

Calories:

Ingredients

  • 2 eggplant cut into thick sticks
  • 1 small onion/sliced
  • ½ green bell pepper/ sliced
  • ½ red bell pepper/ sliced
  • a small piece of ginger/ julienne
  • 5 cloves garlic/chopped
  • 1 teaspoon 5 spice powder
  • 1 green onion/ chopped
  • ½ cup water
  • For the sauce
  • 3 tablespoon soy sauce or Coconut Secret® Soy-Free Seasoning Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
  • 2 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Vinegar
  • 2 tablespoon Ketchup
  • Roasted Peanuts / For garnish/ optional
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds toasted /for garnish/optional
  • How do you serve it
  • Butter or Bibb Lettuce for making Lettuce wraps or white rice

Instructions

Instant pot instructions

  • Wash the eggplant and chop it into sticks as shown in the video.
  • In a bowl add soy sauce,ketchup , sriracha sauce,sweet chilli sauce and vinegar and stir to mix.
  • Press 'Saute' function and allow the HOT to pop up.
  • Add olive oil to the hot inner pot.
  • Add the chopped onions, bell peppers, ginger and garlic and stir.
  • Add in the Eggplant , 5 spice seasoning and the Sweet & Spicy Sauce.
  • Pour in the water and press CANCEL.
  • Pressure cook it for 6 min.
  • Let the pressure release naturally (NPR) for 5 minutes and then release any remaining pressure using the Quick Release (QR) method.
  • Open the lid and check the consistency.Press SAUTE button and cook it til desired consistency.
  • Sprinkle the green onions, sesame seeds and peanuts and serve.
  • stove top instructions
  • Heat a pan, put in oil, add garlic and ginger saute it for few seconds.
  • Add the eggplant and green chilies.
  • Add the onions and bell peppers, and stir-fry briefly.
  • Add sweet & spicy sauce.
  • Stir it well.
  • serve it with Butter or Bibb lettuce.Garnish with toasted sesame seed, peanuts or cashews, and ginger if desired.

Video

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