Eggplant with Minced Pork

Ingredients 17

• Eggplant 茄子1–2 个
• Minced pork 猪肉末to taste
• Bird's eye chillies 小米椒4 个
• Spring onion 葱1 stalk
• Chilli bean paste (doubanjiang) 豆瓣酱1 tsp
• Sugar 糖1 tsp
• Ginger 姜to taste
• Garlic 蒜to taste
• Light soy sauce 生抽to taste
• Dark soy sauce 老抽to taste
• Shaoxing cooking wine 料酒to taste
• White pepper powder 白胡椒粉to taste
• Cornstarch 淀粉to taste
• Vinegar 醋to taste
• Salt 盐to taste
• Water 水to taste
• Cooking oil 油to taste

Steps 8

1. 1
   Step 1

   Cut the eggplant into strips. Mix with 1 spoon of salt and leave for 10–15 minutes.

   茄子切条，加1勺盐抓匀，放10到15分钟。

2. 2
   Step 2

   Mix the pork with white pepper, light soy sauce, cooking wine and cornstarch. Leave for 10 minutes.

   肉末加白胡椒粉、生抽、料酒和淀粉拌匀，腌10分钟。

3. 3
   Step 3

   In a small bowl, mix half a bowl of water with a little cornstarch, vinegar and salt, 1 tsp sugar, light soy sauce and a little dark soy sauce.

   小碗装半碗水，加少许淀粉、醋和盐，再加1小勺糖、生抽和少许老抽，调成碗汁。

4. 4
   Step 4

   Chop the ginger, garlic, chillies and spring onion.

   姜、蒜、辣椒和葱都切好备用。

5. 5
   Step 5

   Squeeze the water out of the eggplant. Fry it in plenty of very hot oil for under 1 minute until just soft, then lift it out.

   茄子挤干水分，等油烧得很热再下锅，炸不到1分钟变软就捞出。

6. 6
   Step 6

   Leave a little oil in the wok and fry the ginger and garlic. Add the bean paste and fry until fragrant.

   锅里留少许油，炒香姜蒜，再加豆瓣酱炒出香味。

7. 7
   Step 7

   Add the pork and stir-fry until it turns white. Put the eggplant back and mix.

   下肉末炒到变白，再把茄子倒回去翻匀。

8. 8
   Step 8

   Pour in the sauce and stir until it bubbles and thickens, then add the spring onion. Taste first and add salt only if needed.

   倒入碗汁拌匀，冒泡变稠后撒葱花，先尝一下，不够咸再加盐。