Easy Way to Prepare Favorite Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant

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Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant Recipe. Mapo Eggplant, or what we call Mabo Nasu (麻婆茄子) in Japan, is a delicious stir-fried eggplant dish with ground pork and seasoned with a bold savory sauce. It may remind you of Mapo Tofu, one of the most popular Sichuanese classics.

You can have Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant

1. You need 2 of Japanese eggplant.
2. You need 120 grams of Ground pork.
3. It’s 1/2 can of Carrot.
4. Prepare 2 of Green bell peppers.
5. Take 1 of Sesame oil.
6. You need 1 dash of Grated garlic.
7. It’s 1 dash of Grated ginger.
8. You need 1 of Katakuriko slurry.
9. Prepare of For the seasoning:.
10. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of Tianmianjiang.
11. You need 1 tsp of Soy sauce.
12. Prepare 1 tsp of Chicken bone soup stock powder.
13. It’s 100 ml of Water.
14. Take 1 tsp of Doubanjiang (for a spicy kick).

Instead of the usual tofu, I used Chinese eggplants and TVP or textured vegetable protein instead of meat.You can also opt to use other plant-based ground meat substitutes or even diced mushrooms for this easy yet really savoury and tasty meal.Great recipe for Mapo Eggplant that Kids Love.There wasn't any sweet bean paste which I use in mapo left, so I used oyster sauce instead and it was delicious.

Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant instructions

1. Fry the bell peppers and carrots over high heat then remove from the pan once done..
2. Similarly, fry the eggplant on high heat and then remove from the pan..
3. Heat sesame oil in a pan and add garlic and ginger to add some flavor to the oil. Add the ground meat and fry..
4. Add the seasoning ingredients (pre-mixed) and fry to let the meat soak in the taste of the seasoning well..
5. Add the previously fried vegetables then add the katakuriko slurry to make the sauce a little bit thicker. Done..
6. You can find another recipe "Minced meat and green bell pepper zhajiang udon". I used tianmianjiang. Please check it out!

https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/150130-delicious-zhajiang-udon-noodles-with-ground-meat-and-green-pepper.

My version uses pan fried slices of eggplants, which are added to stir-fried ground pork and seasonings.This easy-to-cook dish ranges in flavors from salty, sour, sweet to spicy.Satisfyingly spicy and numbing, this Mapo Eggplant is perfect enjoyed over steamed rice.

Of course this recipe is also delicious for mapo tofu!Check out the "Mapo Tofu that Kids Love" recipe as a.Cut the eggplant into bite-size wedges by turning it after each cut as Chef is doing here.Cut the bell pepper into relatively small bite-size pieces.Place the eggplant into the oil with the skin side facing down.