Mapo Eggplant

Name: Mapo Eggplant
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters chicken broth; 2 Tbsps chili bean paste; 1 Tbsp chili sauce, or to taste; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 907 grams eggplant, cut into bit sized pieces; 1 Tbsp fermented black beans, soaked in water for 20 minutes and chopped; 2 Tbsps garlic, chopped; 2 Tbsps ginger, grated; 1 bunch green onions, sliced; 227 grams ground pork; 1 Tbsp oil; 1 Tbsp Sichuan peppercorns, toasted and ground; 2 Tbsps fermented bean paste; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 1 Tbsp water

Mapo Eggplant might be just the side dish you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 316 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. If you have cornstarch, chili bean paste, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the ground pork and saute until cooked, about 5-7 minutes.

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Ground Pork

Add the garlic, ginger, black beans, and saute until fragrant, about a minute.

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Black Beans

Garlic

Ginger

Add the eggplant and saute for 5 minutes.

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Eggplant

Mix in the chili bean paste, fermented bean paste, chili sauce, soy sauce and chicken broth, bring to a simmer, reduce the heat cover and cook until the eggplant is tender, about 15-20 minutes.

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