Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, easy! delicious! mapo eggplant. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
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. The Japanese have our very own version of Mapo Tofu (my recipe here), and if you enjoy the dish, you will.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy! delicious! mapo eggplant using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant:
- Make ready Japanese eggplant
- Make ready Ground pork
- Get Carrot
- Make ready Green bell peppers
- Prepare Sesame oil
- Get Grated garlic
- Get Grated ginger
- Get Katakuriko slurry
- Get For the seasoning:
- Make ready Tianmianjiang
- Make ready Soy sauce
- Get Chicken bone soup stock powder
- Prepare Water
- Make ready Doubanjiang (for a spicy kick)
Satisfyingly spicy and numbing, this Mapo Eggplant is perfect enjoyed over steamed rice. 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. Served as an easy vegetarian side dish or entree, this eggplant will delight even the most picky eater.
Instructions to make Easy! Delicious! Mapo Eggplant:
- Fry the bell peppers and carrots over high heat then remove from the pan once done.
- Similarly, fry the eggplant on high heat and then remove from the pan.
- Heat sesame oil in a pan and add garlic and ginger to add some flavor to the oil. Add the ground meat and fry.
- Add the seasoning ingredients (pre-mixed) and fry to let the meat soak in the taste of the seasoning well.
- Add the previously fried vegetables then add the katakuriko slurry to make the sauce a little bit thicker. Done.
- 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
The eggplant becomes tender in the oven and absorbs the flavors of tomato, onion, and bell pepper for a wonderful Middle Eastern dish. I made this dish for Thanksgiving; it was a big hit with my Armenian grandmother! Brush the eggplants with peanut oil and season with salt. Arrange the eggplants cut side down on a rimmed baking sheet and broil. A combination of tofu and nutritional yeast creates a convincing stand-in for ricotta in this easy vegan eggplant lasagna.
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