Szechuan Spicy Eggplant

Name: Szechuan Spicy Eggplant
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters chicken stock; 1 teaspoon chili sauce; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 1 large eggplant, diced; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh ginger root; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 4 larges green onions, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 454 grams lean ground beef; 2 Tbsps oyster sauce; 1 Tbsp vegetable or sesame oil; 227 grams shrimp - peeled and deveined; 4 Tbsps soy sauce; 4 Tbsps water; 1 teaspoon white sugar

Szechuan Spicy Eggplant might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 40g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 313 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up ground pepper, oyster sauce, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.

Instructions

Remove the eggplant stem and cut into 1-inch cubes. In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, chicken stock, chili sauce, sugar, ground black pepper and oyster sauce. Stir together well and set aside. In a separate small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water, and set aside.

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Ground Black Pepper

Chicken Stock

Oyster Sauce

Chili Sauce

Corn Starch

Soy Sauce

Eggplant

Sugar

Water

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Bowl

Coat a large, deep pan with cooking spray over high heat and allow a few minutes for it to get very hot.

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Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Saute the garlic, half of the green onions, ginger and shrimp for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until they begin to brown. Stir in the ground beef and cook for 3 more minutes, again stirring constantly, until browned.

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Green Onions

Ground Beef

Garlic

Ginger

Shrimp

Pour the eggplant into the pan and stir all together.

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Eggplant

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Frying Pan

Pour the reserved soy sauce mixture over all, cover the pan, reduce heat to medium low and let simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the reserved cornstarch mixture and let heat until thickened. Finally, stir in the rest of the green onions and the sesame oil.

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Green Onions

Corn Starch

Sesame Oil