Thai eggplant

I recently read a cookbook by Su-Mei Yu, called Asian Grilling. I loved this book. Unlike her book The Elements of Life, Asian Grilling is accessible and a lot of the recipes are relatively simple. The first thing I tried is a sauce called Chiles, Garlic, Fish Sauce, and Lime Juice. I didn't use her recipe exactly, although my version is very similar. I mixed up the sauce and then brushed in slices of chinese eggplant. I grilled the eggplant and served it with the sauce for dipping. It was delicious.

1/2 of a jalapeno, seeded and chopped into small pieces
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/3 c. fish sauce
2 T. fresh lime juice, or more

This was the warm up for a big asian skewer feast we had Monday night. I used recipes from the book. I forgot to take pictures, but I'll share some of my favorite stuff in my next post.

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