Everyone's Favorite Mapo Eggplant
Everyone's Favorite Mapo Eggplant

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, everyone's favorite mapo eggplant. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Everyone's Favorite Mapo Eggplant is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Everyone's Favorite Mapo Eggplant is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have everyone's favorite mapo eggplant using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Everyone's Favorite Mapo Eggplant:
  1. Take 5 Eggplants (slim Japanese type)
  2. Take 200 grams Ground meat (beef, pork or a mix)
  3. Get 1 tbsp plus Doubanjiang
  4. Take 2 clove Garlic
  5. Make ready 1 the same amount as the garlic Ginger
  6. Make ready 2 stalks Japanese leeks
  7. Take 1 Vegetable oil
  8. Get 1 Sesame oil
  9. Make ready 2 tbsp Katakuriko
  10. Take 1 Sansho pepper or Sichuan pepper
  11. Prepare Mixed Seasoning Ingredients:
  12. Get 3 tbsp Tianmianjiang - Chinese sweet bean paste
  13. Take 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  14. Prepare 1/2 cup - 100 ml Japanese sake
  15. Prepare 200 ml Chinese soup stock (using 1 1/2 tablespoons of chicken soup stock granules)
  16. Take 2 tsp Sugar
Steps to make Everyone's Favorite Mapo Eggplant:
  1. Make the ★ mixed seasoning ingredients. (Just combine them together.)
  2. Roughly chop the eggplants into pieces, and stir-fry in sesame oil, then transfer to a plate.
  3. Mince the garlic, ginger, and Japanese leek (1/2 stalk), and briefly stir-fry in a generous amount of oil.
  4. Add the doubanjiang and continue stir-frying (Very thoroughly!). If you don't have enough oil, add more.
  5. Add ground meat and continue stir-frying.
  6. Add all the mixed flavouring ingredients at once and bring to a boil.
  7. Add stir-fried eggplants and simmer for 2-3 minutes while stirring occasionally.
  8. Add sesame oil, and remaining chopped Japanese leeks, and briefly stir.
  9. Turn off the heat, and thicken the sauce with katakuriko dissolved in water.
  10. Serve onto a plate and it's done! Sprinkle sansho pepper or sichuan pepper to your liking.
  11. Please try my original Mapo Tofu recipe!

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