Pork & Eggplant Spaghetti with Miso Sauce

Name: Pork & Eggplant Spaghetti with Miso Sauce
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1-2 Eggplant *depend on the variety and size; 500 g Pork Mince *OR other meat or tofu; 1-2 tablespoons Oil; 4 servings Spaghetti; 1-2 Spring Onion *sliced; <Sauce Ingredients>; 1 clove Garlic *grated; 1 small piece Ginger *grated; 2 tablespoons Miso *dark colour type recommended; 1 tablespoon Soy Sayce; 2 tablespoons Mirin; 1 teaspoon Sugar; 2 tablespoons Sake *can be replaced by water; 2 teaspoons Toban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce); 1/2 tablespoon Potato Starch Flour

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

If I name our family’s top 3 favourite vegetables, eggplant is definitely one of them. And I need to tell you, eggplant and miso are best friends. This spicy miso sauce is absolutely delicious with the melting eggplant and pork mince, which can be replaced by other meat mince or crumbled tofu. And the mixture is a fabulous sauce for pasta. I am sure you love this dish.
*Note: The mixture is of course great with freshly cooked rice or Udon noodles.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 servings

1-2Eggplant *depend on the variety and size
500 gPork Mince *OR other meat or tofu
1-2 tablespoonsOil
4servings Spaghetti
1-2Spring Onion *sliced
<Sauce Ingredients>
1 cloveGarlic *grated
1small piece Ginger *grated
2 tablespoonsMiso *dark colour type recommended
1 tablespoonSoy Sayce
2 tablespoonsMirin
1 teaspoonSugar
2 tablespoonsSake *can be replaced by water
2 teaspoonsToban Djan (Chili Bean Sauce)
1/2 tablespoonPotato Starch Flour

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Steps

1

Cut Eggplant into 1.5 to 2cm pirces. Make the sauce by mixing all the ingredients for the sauce.
2

Start cooking Spaghetti in salted water as normal.
3

Heat Oil in a large frying pan and cook Eggplant over the medium heat until slightly browned and softened, them place the cooked Eggplant on a plate and set aside.
4

Cook Pork Mince with no added oil, breaking up. When the Pork is cooked, add Eggplant and the sauce to combine, then add cooked Spaghetti from the pot with the liquid and combine all well. Sprinkle some Spring Onion on top and serve.
5

Alternatively you can drain the Spaghetti saving some liquid to add the sauce mixture. Place cooked Spagetti on the serving plates, pour the mixture over and sprinkle Spring Onion on top and serve.