韓式涼拌茄子

茄子是很好的食物，具高營養價值，常吃据說可增強體內抗氧化物的活性，降低自由基，達到抗衰老的作用，有長壽蔬菜之稱。

小菜 -- 韓式涼拌茄子

材料：

140-150g洗淨並除去蒂頭、1 tbsp洋葱（切小丁）

1顆蒜瓣（切碎）、1tbsp綠辣椒（切碎）

1tbsp紅辣椒（切碎）、青葱1支（切碎）

2 tsp塩、1 tsp糖、1/2 tsp辣椒粉、1/2 tsp醬油

1 tsp蘋果or白醋、1杯冰開水、6-7個冰塊

2 tsp芝麻（焙炒過後略壓碎）

做法：

茄子洗淨並去除蒂頭，切成約5cm長，對半切

燒開1 1/2杯水，茄子置於蒸籠蒸約3分鐘，待涼備用

將放涼之茄子以手撕成一口大小或你想要的大小後置入碗中

將其餘食材依序放入碗中

將冰水加入略拌，加入冰塊，於其上飾以芝麻即可食用

Tips：可以檸檬取代醋，更增一分清香

Gajinaengguk (Cold eggplant soup side dish)

Ingredients:

140-150g eggplant, washed and removed the tops

1 tbsp chopped onion

1 garlic clove, minced

1 tbsp chopped green chili pepper

1 tbsp chopped red chili pepper

1 stalk of green onion, chopped

2 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

½ tsp hot pepper flakes

½ tsp soy sauce

1 tbsp apple or white vinegar

1 cup of cold water

6-7 ice cubes

2 tsp sesame seeds, toast and crush.

Directions:

Rinse an eggplant and remove the stem from the top.

Cut it into 5cm pieces, then cut each piece in half lengthwise.

Boil 1½ cups of water into a steamer. When it starts boiling, add the eggplant and steam for 3 minutes.

Remove the eggplant from the heat and let it cool down.

Tear each piece of eggplant into bite size pieces with your fingers or cut with a knife. The desirable size of each piece is ½ inch x 2 inches.

Add it to a serving bowl that holds 2½ to 3 cups of liquid.

Combine with onion, garlic, green and red chili pepper, green onion, salt, sugar, hot pepper flakes, soy sauce, and vinegar.

Add 1 cup of icy cold water and mix well with a spoon. Add some more ice cubes to make it colder.

Add crushed or ground sesame seeds on top and serve immediately with rice and a few more side dishes.