Chinese Eggplants with Minced Pork

Ingredients

• Eggplant

  Raw

  2 eggplant, unpeeled (approx 1-1/4 lb) or 1.1kg

• Salt

  Table

  ¹⁄₁₆ dash or 0.03g

• Pork

  Ground - Kroger

  25g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cooking wine

  Alcoholic beverage

  ½ tbsp or 7g

• Canola oil

  3 tbsp or 42g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 clove or 6g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  2 medium or 30g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  ⅛ tsp or 0.5g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  ½ tsp or 2g

Directions

1. Remove the ends of Asian eggplants and then cut into small cubes (for the best flavor, try to cut each cubes with some skin). Transfer them into a large pot filled with water, add pinch of salt and soak for 10 minutes. Add a weight if necessary to make sure the eggplants is well soaked. Set aside to drain completely.
2. Marinate minced pork with minced ginger, a small pinch of salt and Chinese cooking wine. Set aside.
3. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in wok and fry the eggplants for 6-9 minutes until the eggplants become soft and withered. Transfer eggplants out and leave the oil in.
4. Add marinated pork in to stir-fry until the color changes into white. Transfer out.
5. Re-heat around 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in wok and fry green onion white parts, garlic, ginger, and doubanjiang until aroma. Return the eggplants along with fried minced pork, soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil. Mix well.
6. Garnish chopped green onion (green parts) and serve with steamed rice.
7. Recipe by: Elaine (source: https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/chinese-eggplants-with-minced-pork/)

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