Ingredients
Quantities for 4 portions
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Method
- Cut the eggplant into batons. Heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Pan-fry the eggplant until browned, then set aside.
- Stir-fry garlic, ginger and ground pork until cooked. Add spicy bean paste until the oil turns red.
- Mix soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar and water. Pour it in with the eggplant.
- Simmer 4 minutes until the sauce is glossy. Finish with sesame oil and spring onion. Serve.
Shopping tip
Beringela, carne de porco picada, pasta de feijão picante Sichuan, alho, vinagre de arroz, açúcar. Distinct from mapo eggplant (that seed has Sichuan peppercorn and a different gravy). Doubanjiang at Oriental Market.
Where it fits in your week
Quick enough for a weeknight.
At the portions as written, there is enough for a second meal.
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