Easy Ginger Stir-Fry with Eggplant and Ground Meat

Name: Easy Ginger Stir-Fry with Eggplant and Ground Meat
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 eggplants; 7 oz (200 g) ground meat; 1-2 tablespoons oil; 1 piece fresh ginger, grated; 4 tablespoons sake (or dry sherry); 4 tablespoons mirin (sweet cooking rice wine); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/2-1 tablespoon sugar

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This ginger stir-fry with eggplant and ground meat is a delicious dish that goes perfectly with rice. It's also great for lunch boxes since it tastes good even when cold! You can thicken the sauce and serve it over rice as a rice bowl, too.
Recipe background:
I created this recipe using ingredients I had in my fridge and a recipe that called for hon-mirin (sweet cooking rice wine).

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Ingredients

Serves 4 servings

4eggplants
7 oz (200 g)ground meat
1-2 tablespoonsoil
1 piecefresh ginger, grated
4 tablespoonssake (or dry sherry)
4 tablespoonsmirin (sweet cooking rice wine)
2 tablespoonssoy sauce
1/2-1 tablespoonsugar

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Steps

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Cut the stems off the eggplants and slice them diagonally into 1/4-inch (about 5 mm) thick pieces. Heat oil in a skillet and cook the ground meat.
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Once the ground meat is cooked through, add the eggplant and stir-fry so it absorbs the oil.
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Add the ginger, sake, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar in order. Stir-fry until the eggplant is tender. Serve on a plate and sprinkle with white sesame seeds if you like.
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