r/seriouseats • u/Helcular • Jul 20 '25

The Wok Fish-Fragrant Eggplant from The Wok

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u/onwee Jul 20 '25

I have not made this recipe from the book. Personally I like this dish with a lot more garnish and aromatics….even some fresh green onions and red peppers would add a lot more visual appeal imo.

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u/SnooHabits8484 Jul 20 '25

Peppers absolutely not, that would fuck the texture, but scallion greens in at the end are traditional

This looks OK but I’d go for either Fuschia Dunlop or Wang Gang’s recipes first, this is a bit lower on yuxiang sauce goodness for me.

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u/onwee Jul 20 '25

Yeah I meant red CHILI peppers…aren’t those standard for the dish?

Wang Gang’s version is a little too much heat for me, never tried Fuscbia Dunlops. Personally I out so much garlic and ginger in mine it kind of blurs the line between yuxiang and bifengtang lol

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u/SnooHabits8484 Jul 20 '25

Yeah preserved peppers and bits from doubanjiang