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ingredients

  • 5 japanese eggplants
  • 4 tablespoons peanut oil
  • ½ cup ground pork
  • ½ tablespoon ginger, minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ tablespoons chili bean sauce
  • ½ tablespoon pickled hot peppers, minced
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • ¼ cup chicken broth
  • 2 dashes black pepper
  • ½ tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons scallions, minced
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

directions

1. Cut the eggplant into 1/2-inch-thick slices 2 inches long.
2. Heat a wok over highest heat for 1 minute; then add the peanut oil. As soon as the oil is smoking hot, fry the ground pork until it begins to change color, then remove pork with a slotted spoon and set aside.
3. Reheat the oil until smoking hot.
4. Add ginger, garlic, and eggplant slices, stir fry and mash over medium heat until the eggplant slices become thoroughly soft.
5. Add hot bean sauce, minced pork, pickled hot pepper, soy sauce, and chicken broth, stirring over high heat for 1 minute more.
6. Add black pepper, vinegar, scallions, and salt (to taste). Stir until thoroughly hot and blended. Serve at once, garnished with sesame oil and parsley.

Notes

Serving Ideas : Serve with rice.

Categories

Chinese

source

Henry Chung

servings/yield

2 servings

rating

difficulty

cuisine

Asian : East Asian : Hunan

course

Main

equipment

- Wok