Can anyone give me a recipe to eggplant in some kind of sweet sauce?

I have been to 2 restaurants and had similar dishes. One at a Sushi/Hibachi restaurant and then at the famous PF Changs. It is a Japanese eggplant in some kind of dark sweet sauce, maybe with soy sauce but it is a lot thicker. I am a pretty good cook and do it a lot, and I have tried making it with Hoisin sauce which is what I thought it may have been and it did not come out right. Does anyone know how to make this dish, I know it is famous because I have seen it on several different menus, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese....someone out there has to know how to make it! I really love this vegetarian dish and want to make it at home, it is cheaper than going to eat it at a restaurant!|||===


Hot and Sour Chinese Eggplant





2 long Chinese eggplants, cubed


1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce


1 tablespoon red wine vinegar


1 tablespoon white sugar


1 green chile pepper, chopped


1 teaspoon cornstarch


1/2 teaspoon chili oil, or to taste


2 teaspoons salt


2 tablespoons vegetable oil





Place the eggplant cubes into a large bowl, and sprinkle with salt. Fill with enough water to cover, and let stand for 30 minutes. Rinse well, and drain on paper towels.


In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, red wine vinegar, sugar, chile pepper, cornstarch and chili oil. Set the sauce aside.


Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Fry the eggplant until it is tender and begins to brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour in the sauce, and cook and stir until the sauce is thick and the eggplant is evenly coated. Serve immediately.





===================================|||might be plum sauce|||Vietnamese Stir Fried Eggplant in Hot Bean Paste. It does have a sweet flavor to it also.





4 Eggplant


1/2 tablespoon Chopped ginger


1 teaspoon Chopped garlic


1 tablespoon Hot bean paste


2 tablespoons Soy sauce


1/2 tablespoon Brown vinegar


1 teaspoon Sugar


1 teaspoon Salt


1/2 cup Soup stock


1/2 tablespoon Sesame oil


6 tablespoons Oil


1 tablespoon Chopped green onion





Here's the recipe..