Tuesday Dinner (Apr 22, 2025)

Serves: 40

Di San Xian (Stir Fried Eggplant, Potato and Pepper, 地三鲜)

Ingredients

1.11 cup water
0.28 cup light soy sauce
2.22 tbsp dark soy sauce
0.28 cup shaoxing wine
2.22 tbsp sugar
1.11 tsp salt
0.28 cup cornstarch
4.44 unit Asian/Chinese eggplant or 0.5 unit regular eggplant.. yes there is a difference
1.33 cup vegetable oil
6.67 unit yukon gold potato
1.11 unit bell pepper
4.44 unit green onion
4.44 clove garlic

Directions

https://omnivorescookbook.com/di-san-xian-recipe/

If using regular eggplant: IF HAVE TIME do first step, if not skip to second
1. Place eggplant into a large bowl and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of salt. Add tap water to cover and stir to dissolve the salt. Use a small plate or a lid to cover the eggplant pieces and submerge them in the water. Soak for 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Drain the eggplant and dry thoroughly with a paper towel. Sprinkle with cornstarch and gently mix by hand, until the eggplant pieces are lightly coated.

LOOK AT RECIPE FOR PROPORTIONS
For the sauce.. !! Make KT gluten free sauce using gluten free soy sauce
Combine the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well and set aside.
water
light soy sauce
dark soy sauce (optional)
Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
sugar
salt
cornstarch

To cook the stir fry: !! KT SEPARATE
0. Chop eggplant in bitesize pieces, potatoes halved or quartered or slices in 1/4 inch, bell pepper chopped in bite size, green onion chopped, garlic minced. CHOP VEGGIES SMALLER CUBES TO COOK FASTER
1. Heat a 12” pan (or a wok) with 1/3 cup oil over medium-high heat until hot. Spread the potato pieces in the pan without overlapping. Cook without moving until the bottom turns golden. Flip to cook the other side, until golden. Transfer the potatoes to a big plate.
2. Your pan should still have plenty of oil. Place the eggplant in the pan and spread the pieces without overlapping. Cook the eggplant without moving it until the bottom turns golden brown. If the oil in the pan is fully absorbed by the eggplant before cooking through, add a bit more oil to the pan. Turn to medium heat if the pan starts to smoke. Flip the pieces to cook the other side until golden brown. Transfer to a plate with the potatoes.
3. If your pan still has too much oil, carefully remove some of it with a folded paper towel and leave only about 1 teaspoon of oil in the pan. Add the green onion and garlic and stir a few times until fragrant.
4. Add the peppers and stir a few times to mix well.
5. Mix the sauce again to dissolve the cornstarch completely. Pour the sauce into the pan. Stir a few times.
6. Return the eggplant and potato to the pan. Cook and stir until the sauce has thickened and evenly coated the vegetables. Transfer everything to a plate.

asian glazed Chicken Thighs

Ingredients

12 lb chicken thighs
0.86 cup rice wine vinegar
1.43 cup soy sauce
0.54 cup honey
0.54 cup brown sugar
0.54 cup sesame oil
17.1 clove garlic
1.9 tbsp ginger
1 lb tofu
0.86 tsp cornstarch

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 220°C | 425°F
Remove the tofu from the package.
Press the tofu by placing it between two towels or a few paper towels and put a heavy object on top.
Let the extra liquid press out of the tofu for ideally 30 minutes. If you're in a hurry you can safely skip this step, but even just a few minutes will really help the tofu crisp up well!
Once pressed, cut the tofu into slices and dipped on cornstarch.

2. Wash chicken thighs and pat dry with a paper towel. Crush garlic and ginger.

3. Whisk the vinegar, soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic and ginger together in a pan not pot over medium heat. Add cornstarch to thicken + don't burn

4. Bring to a rolling boil; reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes while stirring occasionally until sauce thickens. Take off heat and allow to cool slightly.

can skip turning+re-glazing if running out of time, just cook chicken fully
5. Place chicken thighs/tofu. Pour 2/3 of the sauce mixture over, rotating each until evenly covered. Rotate the chicken to be skin side down, and bake for 30 minutes. Turn thighs and continue to bake until beginning to brown on the skin (about another 15 minutes).

can skip this step if in hurry
6. Change oven settings to grill/broil on medium heat and grill until the skin changes to deep golden in color (about 5 minutes).

rice (epic)

Ingredients

12.5 cup rice, normie
12.5 cup water

Directions

*Note: The big rice cooker can't take much more than 7-8 cups of rice*
A good amount of rice to water ratio for the big rice cooker is about 7.5 cups of rice to 8.5 cups of water (check the water level against the side of the rice cooker)

For non saucy recipes, 9-10 cups of rice should be fine.

1. Measure out required cups of asian short-grain rice.
2. Wash 2-3 times. (Or until water runs a little bit clearer.)
3. Cook the rice in the rice cooker(s).

Needs a lot of rice ), make at least 9-10 cups (for 30+ people). Use the 2 rice cookers and even the mini one if needed.

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