I love throwing in some ground meat to add a bit of savoriness to a dish, neither do I mind the extra protein and fuller tummies in my household 🥰. If you’ve seen or tried my Soft Tofu with Ground Pork Recipe, you know exactly what I mean! When I stumbled on this amazing recipe from Omnivore’s Cookbook, I was inspired to create an eggplant with minced pork dish with several modifications.
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Eggplants and Minced Pork with Garlic Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
FOR THE EGGPLANTS
- 2 medium-sized Chinese eggplants
- 1 tsp salt
- water
FOR THE SAUCE
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp corn starch
REST OF THE DISH
- 2 ½ tbsp cooking oil
- 8 oz ground pork
- 1 thumb of ginger thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
- 1 scallion minced
Instructions
- Remove the ends of the eggplants and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
- Stir salt in a bowl of water, just enough to cover the eggplants. Add eggplant pieces and brine for 15 minutes. You may add a weight on the eggplants to ensure they are fully submerged. Drain, allow to dry (or pat them dry), then set aside.
- In a bowl, mix the sauce ingredients together thoroughly.
- Heat 1½ tbsp oil in a nonstick pan, turning the pan to coat evenly. Add the eggplants and cook for 9-10 minutes, until eggplants are softened. Transfer to a plate.
- Pour the remaining tbsp of oil onto the same pan, then add the garlic and ginger. Stir for 30 seconds.
- Add the ground pork, using a spatula to stir and break up the pork into smaller pieces. Cook until no longer pink.
- Return the cooked eggplants to the pan and stir to combine with the pork.
- Add Shaoxing wine.
- Give the sauce mixture a good whisk to loosen up the corn starch, then pour into the pan.
- Immediately stir the sauce with the eggplants and pork, until sauce thickens (about 1 minute).
- Top with scallions and serve over rice.
Video
Notes
PRODUCTS USED IN THE VIDEO:
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- OXO Good Grips 9-Inch Locking Tongs – https://amzn.to/3occmVy
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This looks amazing! I love eggplants with pretty much anything, and will be definitely trying this recipe.
Thank you, Biana! Let me know how it turns out and I hope you enjoy the dish as much as I do!
Three of my favorites in one dish, yummy. I can’t wait to make this one again.
Thank you, Rhonda! These are three of my favorites too :).
Such a cool flavor combination. I always forget about eggplant but it has such rich taste when cooked right.