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Braised Eggplant - Recipe Cost

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2 lrg Cloves of garlic crushed

1/2 tsp Chinese five spice pwdr

Ingredients	Per Recipe Qty	Common Price	Price per Recipe
1 lrg Eggplant or possibly 5 small eggplants	1 eggplant	$1.99 per item	$1.99
3 x Inches of fresh ginger sliced into fine strips	1 ginger	$2.99 per pound	$0.01
2 Tbsp. Soy sauce, (try low salt, amount can be reduced)	2 tbsp	$2.59 per 10 fluid ounces	$0.26
2 Tbsp. Mirin, (japanese sweet sake or possibly replace with sweet sherry)	2 tbsp	$0.20 per fluid ounce	$0.20
1 tsp Sugar, (some people prefer more)	1 tsp	$1.44 per pound	$0.01
1 c. Water or possibly veggie stock, (no salt),	1 cup	n/a
Total Recipe			$2.48