Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves 6
Ingredients
6 Asian (long, thin) eggplants (about 2 pounds)
vegetable oil for brushing eggplant
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/3 cup Asian fish sauce (preferably naam pla)
2 tablespoons sugar
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat broiler
Step 2
Cut eggplants crosswise into 3/4-inch slices and arrange on baking sheets. Brush both sides lightly with oil and broil in batches about 4 inches from heat until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
Step 3
While eggplant is broiling, stir together lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and mint until sugar is dissolved.
Step 4
Serve eggplant drizzled with sauce.
