How To Make: Mao Chow Express’ Yu Xiang Aubergine

Ingredients

• 1 large aubergine
• 1 long turkish green chilli (or mild Polish long green chilli)
• 1 ½ tbsp rapeseed oil
• ½ small garlic clove
• 1 spring onion (whites only (keep the greens))
• 1 level tsp 5-spice
• 1 tbsp doubanjiang (gently heaped)
• 1 ½ tbsp chopped salted red chilli
• 1 tsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 thumb ginger (for 1 tbsp peeled and chopped)
• 2 tbsp peanuts (fried and crushed)
• Reserved spring onion greens (thinly sliced)
• 1 tbsp chinkiang vinegar