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Asian Millet Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

3/8 oz Peeled fresh ginger Chinese eggplants
1 tb Rice wine vinegar
1/4 c Tamari
1 1/2 Med. cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
1 ts Toasted sesame oil
2 tb Loosely packed cilantro leaves

Directions

Step #1 (here they call them Japanese - the small skinny light purple or lavender ones) mix all ingredients EXCEPT EGGPLANT in a mixer or processor.
Step #2 Process until smooth.
Step #3 Prick th eggplants several times with a fork & pull off the leaves.
Step #4 Cut in half lengthwise.
Step #5 On the open side of each half make three deep diagonal slashes in each direction.
Step #6 Place eggplants skin side down in a 13x9x2 oval dish.
Step #7 Spoon 1 1/2 tsps of the marinade over each eggplant half.
Step #8 Rub into flesh so that it runs into the cuts.
Step #9 Turn eggplants skin side up.
Step #10 Pour remaining marinade into the dish.
Step #11 let this stand 45 mins.
Step #12 Turn eggplants skin side down.
Step #13 Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap.
Step #14 Cook at high power for 10 mins.
Step #15 Prick plastic to release steam.
Step #16 Remove, uncover, spoon sauce over eggplants.
Step #17 Serve as side dish.
Step #18 Recommended with grilled fish steak or chicken breast (of course I'd baste that with a soy based marinade).
Step #19 I may try this over a wok steamer rather than in the microwave.
Step #20 WHICH REMINDS ME: Stephen, I love a dish which I have seen referred to as Yu Shaing Eggplant.
Step #21 Based on a Yu Shaing sauce.
Step #22 Which is, to some extent, translated as fish sauce (I know the yu or ju is fish) not made from it but to go with it, I gather.
Step #23 It is certainly not nuoc mam but I don't know if it contains it.
Step #24 It is rather hot & by flavor I would guess it comes from the northern provinces - perhaps NE end of China.
Step #25 I have also had it with fresh pork strings.
Step #26 Glorious.
Step #27 Do you have any idea what it is or a recipe??? I have been unable to find it anywhere in my Chinese library.
Step #28 The restaurant where I eat it is not one to give recipes or ingredients to non-Chinese (if they'd give it to the Chinese.
Step #29 The place is popular with the newer Chinese community here.
Step #30 (The old timers are all Cantonese & so well integrated that they probably consider red beans & rice their dish).
Step #31 --.
Enjoy the ASIAN MILLET SALAD recipe