My family's Mapo Eggplant

Name: My family's Mapo Eggplant
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 Eggplant (slim Japanese type); 200 grams Ground pork; 2 tbsp Oil; 1 medium-sized thick stalk Japanese leek (the white part); 1 clove Garlic; 1 piece Ginger; 3 tsp Doubanjiang; 1 tbsp Tianmianjiang (Chinese sweet bean paste); 2 tsp ☆Oyster sauce; 1 tbsp ☆Soy sauce; 1 tbsp ☆Sugar; 1 tsp ☆Chicken soup stock granules; 1 tbsp ☆Sake; 150 ml ☆water; 1 tbsp Katakuriko (dissolved in 2 tablespoons water); 1 to 2 teaspoons Sesame oil

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is a basic recipe that I make when I have ground pork and eggplants. My husband never gets tired of it, no matter how many times I make it.

Make sure to saute the ground pork until it has become crumbly. I adapted this recipe that I found in a magazine a while ago. For those of you who aren't a fan of spicy food, adjust the amount of Doubanjiang spicy bean paste to your preference. Recipe by YASUMARU

This is a basic recipe that I make when I have ground pork and eggplants. My husband never gets tired of it, no matter how many times I make it.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

This is a basic recipe that I make when I have ground pork and eggplants. My husband never gets tired of it, no matter how many times I make it.

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Ingredients

2 servings

4Eggplant (slim Japanese type)
200 gramsGround pork
2 tbspOil
1medium-sized thick stalk Japanese leek (the white part)
1 cloveGarlic
1 pieceGinger
3 tspDoubanjiang
1 tbspTianmianjiang (Chinese sweet bean paste)
2 tsp☆Oyster sauce
1 tbsp☆Soy sauce
1 tbsp☆Sugar
1 tsp☆Chicken soup stock granules
1 tbsp☆Sake
150 ml☆water
1 tbspKatakuriko (dissolved in 2 tablespoons water)
1to 2 teaspoons Sesame oil

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Steps

1

Remove the stems from the eggplants, and cut into large easy-to-eat pieces. Finely chop the Japanese leeks, carrots, and ginger. Mix together the ☆ seasoning ingredients.
2

Quickly fry the eggplants in 360°F/180°C oil.
3

Heat up 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, and saute the Japanese leeks, garlic, and ginger. Add the ground meat once it's aromatic, and saute until the meat has completely cooked through.
4

Add the Doubanjiang spicy bean paste to step 3, and saute some more. Thoroughly drain the oil from the eggplants at step 2, and mix into the pan.
5

Add the mixed ☆ flavoring to Step 4, and lightly boil. Thicken with katakuriko, add sesame oil for fragrance, and it is done ♪
6

I doubled the amount of meat, added green peppers, and turned it into Mapo Eggplant over rice. Guys will love this hearty dish and will gobble it all up.
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