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15 Minute Sticky Aubergine + Smacked Cucumber
This quick and easy meal pairs fried aubergine with spicy smacked cucumber. Heaven.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- jasmine rice, rinsed
- coconut oil
- aubergine, cut into cubes
- cucumber
- chilli oil, plus extra for topping
- rice wine vinegar
- sesame oil
- soy sauce, or tamari for gluten-free
- maple syrup
Method
- 1
Add the rice and coconut oil to a saucepan and cover with 365ml/13fl.oz water. Cook on a medium heat until done.
- 2
Heat a large dry frying pan over a high heat. Add the aubergine and fry for 4 minutes, turning once, until the aubergine shrinks and starts to blacken in places.
- 3
Meanwhile, using a rolling pin, smack the cucumber until it begins to break then cut it into irregular pieces. Add it to a small bowl along with the chilli oil and 1.5 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar.
- 4
Add 1 tablespoon sesame oil to the aubergine. Continue to fry for 4 minutes until soft. Then mix together the soy sauce, maple syrup and remaining 1 tablespoons rice wine vinegar in a small bowl and add it to the pan with the aubergine and toss through.
- 5
Divide the rice between 2 bowls. Top with the aubergine, smacked cucumbers and a drizzle more chilli oil to serve.
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Community reviews
Rated 5 out of 5 from 1 review
- Poppy
“Quick, easy and delicious. Added some mushrooms as they needed using up, went really well with the aubergine. Loved the cucumber element. Definitely br making again.”