Braised Eggplant in Black Tea Masterstock - Vegan Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 eggplants
• 1 cucumber
• 3 spring onions
• 2 long red chillies
• 2 serves white rice
• [Tea masterstock:]
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 3/4 cup shaoshing wine
• 50g brown sugar
• 1 orange, zest and juice
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 2 star anise
• 3 big slices of ginger
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons black tea
• [For the salt:]
• 1 orange, zest only
• 2 tablespoons sea salt
• [To finish:]
• Spoon of crispy chilli oil