The invention discloses a method for making sauced eggplants. The method comprises the following specific steps: (1), selecting 500 g of tender eggplants, preferably uprooted eggplants, cleanly washing, and removing stalks; (2),
cutting each eggplant to form 1 cm pieces from top to bottom, wherein the bottom is not
cut thoroughly; and the thickness of a bottom connection part is proper, so that the pieces at the upper part can be connected together; (3), boiling in boiling water in a pot for 8 min, cooling for 5 h in a
natural environment, or, putting on a chopping board having a certain inclination angle, and putting a heavy on the chopping board till the
surface moisture of the eggplants is removed by pressing, wherein the eggplants need to be stacked regularly when being cooled by airing or extruded, so that the
drying effect is ensured; (4), tearing the connected eggplant pieces to form separated pieces, frying in a pan or an ordinary pot with oil for immersing the eggplant pieces preferably, frying the eggplant pieces by using low fire till the two surfaces of the eggplants are dry and yellowish, and cooling by airing after taking out, for later use; (5), mixing sauce with water according to the weight proportion of 1:1, making 1000 g of sauce soup, adding scallion, ginger, garlic, pepper, aniseed and cinnamon with a certain weight ratio according to tastes, boiling up by using high-temperature fire, boiling by using
slow fire for about 1 h, and putting 20-30 g of salt according to the mouth feel; and (6), after cooling the soup by standing,
pickling by putting the cooled eggplant pieces after being fried with oil for 4 h till the eggplant pieces are tasty.