3 sauteed baby eggplant Recipes

baby eggplants (6), trimmed and halved lengthwise, kosher salt, soy sauce, mirin* (japanese sweet rice wine ), vegetable oil

tamarind pulp, with seeds, peeled cubed buttercup squash or 1 cup kabocha squash, dried guajillo chilies, water, chopped lemongrass (bottom 1 1/2 inches of about 4 peeled stalks), minced shallot, chopped peeled fresh ginger, garlic cloves, minced, lime zest, canned unsweetened coconut milk, thai fish sauce, golden brown sugar, snow peas , strings removed, asparagus, cut in 3 inch tops, globe eggplants (thai) or 5 japanese eggplants, halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick pieces, zucchini, trimmed , halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick pieces, heads baby bok choy , leaves separated from base, vegetable oil