China

Di San Xian

Name: Di San Xian
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 large Eggplant; 2 Potatoes; 1 Pepper (green); 4 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp each Soy sauce (light & dark); 1 tsp each Sugar & cornstarch; for frying Vegetable oil

Three treasures of the earth from northeast China

Di san xian – “three fresh things of the earth” – is a beloved dish from the Dongbei region in northeast China. It unites three simple vegetables into a savoury whole.

Potato, eggplant and pepper are fried, then tossed in a glossy garlic-soy sauce – filling, savoury and fully plant-based.

Servings3

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Eggplant1 large
Potatoes2
Pepper (green)1
Garlic4 cloves
Soy sauce (light & dark)1 tbsp each
Sugar & cornstarch1 tsp each
Vegetable oilfor frying

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cut eggplant, potato and pepper into bite-sized pieces.
Fry potato and eggplant golden, the pepper briefly too.
Fry the garlic in a little oil.
Mix soy sauces, sugar and a little water into a sauce.
Add the vegetables, thicken with starch and toss glossy.

Make it original

Light and dark soy sauce for di san xian are in the Asia Boutique.

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