Braised Eggplant

Yield:	1 Servings
Categories:

1	lg	Eggplant or 5 small eggplants
3		Inches of fresh ginger sliced into fine strips
2	lg	Cloves of garlic crushed
2	tb	Soy sauce; (try low salt, amount can be reduced)
2	tb	Mirin; (japanese sweet sake
DIVIDER		-- or replace with sweet sherry)
1	ts	Sugar; (some people prefer more)
1	c	Water or veggie stock; (no salt),
1/2	ts	Chinese five spice powder