Thai Basil Eggplant Stir Fry | Woo Can Cook

hello hi everyone! Wesley here. Today we’re diving back into our series dedicated to actually decent vegetarian recipes with a shot at one of my favorite classic Thai stir fries, which is a Thai basil eggplant. For those following along, in this series, we have been diving into the wonderful world of stir fries and recipes that are not necessarily designed to be vegetarian, but simply occur this way because of the proteins and veggies that the dishes highlight. This tends to happen a lot in tofu-centric chinese cuisine, but today we’re actually gonna be touching on one of my favorites from Thai wok cooking, focusing (as you might guess) on the use of eggplant. As the name implies, a Thai basil eggplant stir fry is a relatively straightforward but still deceptively tricky one, making use of Thai basil, eggplant, and a quick dark soy sauce and fish sauce base. Those that have had (bad) versions this dish however (or really, any bad eggplant stir fry), will be familiar with the sensation of biting into a piece of eggplant, only to squeeze out a puddle of cooking oil, which happens all too frequently because of the spongey nature of the eggplant. So, today we’ll be diving into my favorite way of properly stir frying this deceptively tricky vegetable, and just generally how to NOT end up with a giant bowl of mushy, goopy, oily eggplant, which nobody wants. Hope you try it. Homebase (Recipes, Livestream Schedule, Music, and More): https://WooCanCook.com Music: Woo Cooks Beats (lofi beats to cook to):    • a song I wrote In March 2020 when the worl...   Instagram (pop-up schedule and beats):   / woocancook   TikTok (short recipes):   / woocancook   Youtube Live (Streaming Live Tuesdays at 6:30PM PST):    / woocancook   Woo Can Cook Fried Rice Pop Up (Oakland First Friday 6/3/22!): https://WooCanCook.com/eats RECIPE (written version): https://www.woocancook.com/thai-basil... 0:00 Hello Hi Everyone 1:48 Mise En Place (veggies) 3:00 Mise En Place (eggplant) 4:30 Mise En Place (sauce) 5:18 On The Stove (eggplant) 6:13 On The Stove (stir fry) 7:04 Let's Eat! 8:26 Thanks For Watching!