Ching's Chinese Food in Minutes www.chinghehuang.com thecookskitchen.com itunes.apple.com www.amazon.co.uk Spicy Sichuan aubergine This spicy dish is a winter favourite bursting with heat and flavour and has a delicate savoury tang from the black rice vinegar Spicy Sichuan aubergine Preptime:10 minutes, cooking: 12 minutes This spicy dish, also known as Yu Shiang Cie Tze, is bursting with heat and flavour and has a delicate savoury tang from the black rice vinegar. This is definitely a winter favourite. serves 2-4 to share groundnut oil for deep-frying 1 large aubergine, sliced lengthways into 2cm/æ inch wide x 4cm/1* inch long, chunky batons 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2.5cm/1 inch piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 medium red chilli, with seeds, sliced into rings 2 tablespoons chilli bean paste 200ml/7fl oz hot vegetable stock 1 tablespoon light soy sauce 1 tablespoon Chinkiang black rice vinegar or balsamic vinegar 2 pinches of brown sugar 1 tablespoon cornflour blended with 2 tablespoons cold water 1 spring onion, finely chopped egg-fried rice to serve 1. Heat a wok over a high heat, then fill the wok to one-third of its depth with groundnut oil. Heat the oil to 180ºC/350º For until a cube of bread dropped in turns golden brown in 15 seconds and floats to the surface. 2. Pat the aubergine dry and, using tongs, lower each piece into the oil and deep-fry for 3 minutes until slightly golden, the skin slightly wrinkled and the flesh soft but still <b>...</b>