Sichuan-style Mapo Eggplant
Sichuan-style Mapo Eggplant

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, sichuan-style mapo eggplant. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Sichuan-style Mapo Eggplant is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Sichuan-style Mapo Eggplant is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Sichuan eggplant stir fry, or yú xiāng eggplant (鱼香茄子), is one of those under-appreciated real-deal Sichuan Eggplant Stir Fry (鱼香茄子). Crispy eggplant covered in a sticky sweet, sour, savory and slightly spicy sauce. I tried this one tonight and love it!

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have sichuan-style mapo eggplant using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sichuan-style Mapo Eggplant:
  1. Make ready 5 Eggplant (slim Japanese type)
  2. Take 2 tsp Doubanjiang
  3. Prepare 1 thumbtip's worth each Finely chopped garlic and ginger
  4. Prepare 75 ml Chicken stock granules
  5. Get 1/4 stick worth Finely chopped scallions
  6. Get 1 Katakuriko slurry
  7. Prepare 1 tbsp Sesame oil
  8. Prepare 1 Ra-yu
  9. Make ready For the meat-miso sauce
  10. Make ready 100 grams Ground meat
  11. Take 1 tbsp of each Soy sauce, Shaoxing wine
  12. Make ready 2 tsp Tianmianjiang
  13. Take Sauce
  14. Take 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
  15. Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp Soy sauce
  16. Make ready 1 tsp Sugar

The Japanese have our very own version of Mapo Tofu (my recipe. Eggplant cooked Sichuan-style with plenty of garlic, ginger, scallions, and lots of heat! Perfect for all you fire eaters out there. Are eggplants showing up in your local markets yet?

Steps to make Sichuan-style Mapo Eggplant:
  1. Finely chop the garlic and ginger.
  2. Finely chop the green onions. It's easier if you cut diagonally like in the picture.
  3. Cut the eggplant into easy-to-eat pieces (into eighths).
  4. Make the meat miso. Stir-fry the ground pork until the juices are clear. Once it becomes clear, add the seasoning ingredients. The tianmianjiang will burn easily, so add it last.
  5. Pat the eggplant dry, then fry in oil heated to 170℃. Cook all the way through.
  6. Put 1 tablespoon of oil into a pot, then stir-fry while being careful not to let the doubanjiang burn. Once it becomes fragrant, add the garlic and ginger.
  7. Add the chicken stock granules, then bring to a boil. Add the seasonings and stir-fried eggplant and simmer.
  8. Once flavored, add the green onions and katakuriko slurry to thicken. It's best if you add the katakuriko slurry in 2-3 parts.
  9. Once thickened, drizzle in the sesame oil. Transfer to a plate and serve!
  10. Sprinkle with ra-yu oil and Sichuan pepper to taste! Don't forget the rice!

They are here, and guest author Garrett has tossed together a classic Chinese dish. This is one of my favorite vegetarian dishes, I really love the soft textures and the zing from the Sichuan pepper. Make it as hot or mild as you want by adjusting the chilli to suit your taste. And I thought, why not revisit Sichuan eggplant — also known as fish-fragrant eggplant — on this blog too? With an aromatic sauce made with chili bean paste Eggplant is one of those vegetables that almost begs for strong, pungent spices and sauces.

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