Name: Braised Eggplant with Bacon and Tomatoes
Ingredients: 6 sl Bacon; 4 Tomatoes; 1 Eggplant (up to); 2 Cloves garlic; 1/4 ts Salt; 1 ds Pepper

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs	Chinese	Vegetable	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	sl	Bacon
4		Tomatoes
1		Eggplant (up to)
2		Cloves garlic
1/4	ts	Salt
1	ds	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut bacon strips in 2-inch sections. Peel and quarter tomatoes. Peel
eggplant and cut in 1-inch cubes. Crush garlic.
2. Place bacon in a cold pan; then heat and brown lightly. (Do not pour off
fat.) Add garlic and stir-fry a few times.
3. Add eggplant cubes; stir-fry gently to coat with bacon fat. Then reduce
heat to medium and cook, covered, until eggplant begins to soften (about 5
minutes), stirring once or twice.
4. Gently stir in tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until
eggplant is done (about 5 minutes more). Season with salt and pepper and
serve. VARIATION: Increase the garlic cloves to 6.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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