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| Spicy Eggplant with Minced Beef |
This is a delicious, easy to cook dish that can be served as a one dish meal for dinner. It contains a vegetable and some meat and great umami from our use of oyster and soy sauces. The dish takes 15 minutes to prepare, but the actual cooking should last no longer than 15mins. Try our recipe for a lovely savory and spicy meal that will guarantee to make you and your family happy!
Ingredients:
2 medium sized long Chinese eggplant
0.5 lbs of minced beef, marinated with a dash of light soy sauce and cracked pepper
3 cloves of garlic, minced
3 stalks of spring onions, cut approximately 1 inch long
1 red fresno pepper, sliced thinly
4 Thai chillies, sliced thinly
Sugar
Olive oil
A small handful of cilantro
Seasoning
2 tbsp of oyster sauce
1.5 tsp dark soy sauce
1.5 tsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp Chinese chilly oil
1 mug of water
Steps
1. Slice the eggplants lengthwise, and then slice into 3 parts. Soak these eggplant slices in salted cold water for 15mins. Soaking the eggplant in salted water will allow it to retain its beautiful purple color.
2. After 15mins of soaking, drain the water and pat the eggplants dry.
3. Heat olive oil in the wok, and panfry each piece until it becomes soft. Set aside.
4. Using the same wok, and the remaining oil, fry the minced meat for about 2-3minutes.
5. Add the garlic and all other ingredients as shown below except the spring onion.
6. Pour in the seasoning and bring all the ingredients in the wok to a boil.
7. Add in the eggplant and stir for a while.
8. Add in the spring onion and mix well. Season with sugar to taste.
9. When done, the dish should look like this.
10. Sprinkle with minced cilantro. Serve with hot rice.
