Homestyle Stir-Fried Eggplant

Name: Homestyle Stir-Fried Eggplant
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hot Dishes

Eggplant strips are fried until silky and golden-edged, then cooked down with garlic, soy and a touch of sugar. Soft, savoury and gently sweet, the homely version soaks up sauce like a sponge.

20 minNewEasy Hot Dishes Stir-fry Savory & Sweet

Instructions

1
Wash the eggplant and cut it in half.
2
Make three cuts for one slice, or cut and slice one by one, it will be more flavorful.
3
Soaking eggplants in salt water for ten to fifteen minutes will prevent them from turning black or changing color.
4
Squeeze out the water and pat on dry starch.
5
After the water boils, steam the eggplant coated with flour for 5 minutes.
6
Cut pork belly or lean meat into small pieces.
7
Chop the green and red peppers (if you like garlic, you can also chop some garlic).
8
Chop the green onions.
9
Prepare the sauce: salt, MSG, sugar, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, starch, water.
10
A hot pan with cold oil.
11
Add the minced meat and stir-fry until it turns pale, then add the green and red peppers (together with minced garlic), and stir-fry evenly.
12
Pour in the cooking wine.
13
Pour in the sauce and stir-fry evenly.
14
Add the eggplant and stir-fry evenly.
15
Add chopped green onions.
16
Add a little aged vinegar and stir-fry evenly; it tastes more fragrant and won’t be greasy.
17
Before taking it off the heat, add the scallion oil and stir-fry evenly.
18
Completed ✅