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Grilled Eggplant with Green Onions

By: Thomas Published: 22 Sep, 22 Updated: 22 Sep, 22 6 Comments

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5 from 2 votes

These fire roasted eggplants are incredibly rich and smoky! Served with a garlicky sauce and sautéed green onions. This recipe will quickly become your favorite way to cook eggplants! Serve as a dip with bread or as a side with steamed white rice!

Grilled eggplants topped with green onions and chili.
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  • ⭐️ Why You Should Try This Recipe
  • 🍆 How to Grill Eggplants
  • 🍚 What to Serve with This Dish
  • 💬 FAQ
  • 📔 More Eggplant Recipes
  • 📖 Recipe

⭐️ Why You Should Try This Recipe

  • It's incredibly smoky: Fire roasting the eggplants over an open flame yields an unmatched flavor! It's comforting with a rich smoky aroma.
  • It can be made indoors: There is no need to do the grilling outdoors! I am sharing in this post how to grill eggplants directly on the stove.
  • This side dish is versatile: You can serve it with crusty bread as an appetizer, as a dip with crackers, or as a side with steamed rice. You can even use it as a filling for savory crêpes, wraps, and more!
Ingredients like eggplants, garlic, green onions, and soy sauce.

🍆 How to Grill Eggplants

Start by rinsing the eggplants under cold water. Next, prick each eggplant a few times using a fork or a knife. This step will allow the smoke to penetrate the flesh and infuse it with a delicate smoky aroma!

Tip: Before grilling the eggplants, I highly recommend lining your gas range with aluminum foil. Grilling indoors can be a bit messy, so covering your gas range will make the cleaning process much quicker and easier.

Chinese eggplants on a grilling basket.
Charred eggplants on a grilling basket.

Arrange your eggplants on a grilling basket and grill them over an open flame for 25 to 30 minutes, or until their skin is dark and flaky. You will have to flip the eggplants every 5-7 minutes to ensure they are evenly grilled.

Once the eggplants are fully dark and have a tender flesh, remove from heat and let it cool for a few minutes. Peel the eggplants using your hands and discard their black skin. Don't worry if you there are small pieces of skin left, you won't be able to taste it.

Transfer the peeled eggplants to a serving plate and slightly mash the eggplant flesh using a fork.

Charred eggplants on a plate.

Next, comes the sauce that consists of soy sauce, garlic, chili, salt, and sugar. Stir together in a small bowl and drizzle over the eggplants.

Mashing grilled eggplants with a fork.

Finally, garnish with sautéed green onions! Note: Do not omit to drizzle with the cooking oil as well, it brings richness and extra flavor!

🍚 What to Serve with This Dish

You can serve these fire-roasted eggplants as a savory spread with crusty bread or toast, or as a topping with steamed white rice or quinoa!

Drizzling soy sauce over grilled eggplants.

💬 FAQ

Can I roast the eggplants in the oven instead of grilling?

Yes, you can but you will be missing on that amazing smoky flavor. If you want to roast eggplants in the oven: prick the eggplants all over using a fork. Arrange the eggplants on a baking sheet and bake in a 400°F (200°C) pre-heated oven for 50-60 minutes, flipping them a few times during baking.

Can I use regular eggplants for this recipe?

Definitely! Just be aware that depending on the size of your eggplants, it might take a bit longer to grill.

Grilled eggplants topped with green onions, garlic, and chili.

This plant-based eggplant dish is SO GOOD! It has a rich and smoky aroma, it's perfectly seasoned, easy to prepare, and delicious over white rice!

📔 More Eggplant Recipes

  • Eggplant & Tofu with Spicy Peanut Sauce
  • Eggplant Dip with Smoky Tempeh Scramble
  • Tamarind Eggplant Stew

Let me know in the comments if you try this recipe!

Grilled eggplants topped with green onions, garlic, and chili.

📖 Recipe

Grilled Eggplant with Green Onions

5 from 2 votes
Author: Thomas
Smoky fire roasted eggplants served with sautéed green onions, garlic, and chili. Delicious with bread, crackers, or with steamed white rice!
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Prep Time : 10 minutes mins
Cook Time : 30 minutes mins
Total Time : 40 minutes mins
Servings 2 servings
Calories 214 kcal

Equipment

Grilling basket

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 medium Chinese eggplants
  • ½ cup chopped green onions
  • 2 tablespoon oil

Sauce

  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 1 clove of garlic minced
  • ½ Thai chili minced, optional
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
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Instructions
 

Grilling the Eggplants

  • Rinse and dry the eggplants. Using a thin knife or a fork, prick each eggplant 6-8 times all over. This will ensure the steam will escape. It will also help the flesh get a smokier aroma.
  • Line your gas range with aluminum foil, keeping the burners exposed. This step will make the cleaning process easier and faster.
  • Place the eggplants on a grilling basket over a gas stove with an open flame. Turn the burner on medium heat.
  • Grill the eggplants for 25-30 minutes, flipping and rotating each eggplant from time to time to ensure they are cooked evenly. The eggplants should be completely black with a flaky skin and a very tender flesh.
  • Remove from heat and transfer to a plate. Let it cool for 20-30 minutes.
  • In the meantime, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the chopped green onions and cook for one minute. Transfer the cooked green onions as well as the cooking oil to a small bowl.
  • Prepare the sauce: in a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, water, garlic, chili, sugar, and salt.
  • Once the eggplants are cool enough to handle, peel them using your hands. Don't worry if there are still some bits of dark skin left. Arrange the peeled eggplants on a plate.
  • Using a fork, slightly mash the flesh. Drizzle with the sauce and top with the green onions (and the oil). Serve with crusty bread or with steamed white rice!

Notes

  • Feel free to taste and adjust the saltiness. Depending on the size of your eggplants, you might have to add an extra pinch of salt.
  • If preparing this recipe during summer, you can definitely grill the eggplants outdoors with a barbecue.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 214 kcal | Carbohydrates: 22.2 g | Protein: 3.7 g | Fat: 14.2 g | Fiber: 11.3 g | Sugar: 11.7 g
Course : Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine : Asian, Mediterranean
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  1. Harper Johnson

    November 24, 2022 at 6:07 am

    5 stars
    I’d never tried to make any dishes with eggplants before. So, I had my doubts before trying to make it. To my surprise, it tasted wonderful. I still can’t believe how nice it was! You’re amazing!

    Reply
    • Thomas

      November 28, 2022 at 2:22 am

      It's also one of my favorite sides!

      Reply
  2. TETYANA

    January 15, 2023 at 1:48 am

    5 stars
    Thanks Thomas. My husband really enjoyed and thought it was very good. Something about it was hard on my stomach ... it could be the oil as I have been avoiding oil in my cooking lately. Not sure. The texture was really nice. Any tips on how to get nice tender eggplant when making a curry?

    Reply
    • Thomas

      January 20, 2023 at 1:43 am

      You're welcome Tetyana 🙂
      Or it could be the chili, if you used any.

      Regarding the curry, if you use Chinese eggplant (the purple one) and let it simmer in the curry sauce, it should get super tender.

      Reply
      • TETYANA

        January 21, 2023 at 10:58 pm

        Thanks for the tip. Maybe I just need to let the eggplant simmer longer than I did in the curry 🙂

        Reply
        • Thomas

          January 30, 2023 at 3:01 am

          I think so 😉

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