3 smoky stir Recipes

eggplant (about 1 lb), canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained, garlic clove, mashed (this can be adjusted based on your love for garlic- i add three), well-stirred tahini, salt, fresh lemon juice (about half of a big lemon, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

dried chinese mushrooms (donggu or doong gwoo, similar to japanese shittake but more earthy and smoky), broccoli florets , cut through their stems into thin slices (1 cup), napa cabbage or 1 lb kale, jicama, peeled & cut into 2-inch-by-1/4-inch strips, bamboo shoots, drained rinsed & finely shredded, peanut oil or 1 tbsp bacon fat, fresh ginger, peeled & grated, water (if needed), sesame oil, rice wine or 2 tsp dry sherry, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, hawaiian salt