Eggplant and Ground Meat Butter-Ponzu Flavored Pasta

Name: Eggplant and Ground Meat Butter-Ponzu Flavored Pasta
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 grams Spaghetti noodles; 100 grams Ground meat (mixed beef and pork); 1 Eggplants (long slim type); 1 clove Garlic; 2 tbsp or more Powdered cheese; 3 tbsp Ponzu; 1 tbsp Butter; 1/2 tsp Sugar; 1 Vegetable oil

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I came up with a simple pasta recipe that you can make easily in no time, and has a light taste all the way to when you finish eating. It's especially nice for a hot summer day .

You can substitute one long and thin eggplant with 2 regular-sized Asian eggplants. Recipe by caramel-cookie

I came up with a simple pasta recipe that you can make easily in no time, and has a light taste all the way to when you finish eating. It's especially nice for a hot summer day .

You can substitute one long and thin eggplant with 2 regular-sized Asian eggplants. Recipe by caramel-cookie

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I came up with a simple pasta recipe that you can make easily in no time, and has a light taste all the way to when you finish eating. It's especially nice for a hot summer day .

You can substitute one long and thin eggplant with 2 regular-sized Asian eggplants. Recipe by caramel-cookie

I came up with a simple pasta recipe that you can make easily in no time, and has a light taste all the way to when you finish eating. It's especially nice for a hot summer day .

You can substitute one long and thin eggplant with 2 regular-sized Asian eggplants. Recipe by caramel-cookie

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Ingredients

2 servings

200 gramsSpaghetti noodles
100 gramsGround meat (mixed beef and pork)
1Eggplants (long slim type)
1 cloveGarlic
2 tbspor more Powdered cheese
3 tbspPonzu
1 tbspButter
1/2 tspSugar
1Vegetable oil

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Steps

1

In a pot, bring the water to a boil. Add some salt (not listed) and cook the pasta. Cut the eggplant into 5 mm thick quarter rounds. Mince the garlic.
2

In a skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil, and sauté the garlic. Once the garlic is fragrant, add the ground meat and continue cooking until brown.
3

Add the eggplant and sauté another 4-5 minutes until almost cooked through.
4

Pour in the ponzu and sugar, when they are distributed evenly, add the butter and sprinkle the parmesan cheese.
5

Add the freshly cooked pasta, stir briefly and turn off the heat.
6

Transfer to a serving dish. Top it with more parmesan cheese if desired.