Personal update: After a long hiatus, I am back to cooking! I just underwent a major surgery after a couple of years in a medical condition relating to my kidneys. I am glad to be back to my favorite pastime, and resume posting my recipes online.
If you craved for an eggplant meal an a stumbled upon the freshness of eggplant in your backyard garden or freshly-bought in your local market (or someone peddling freshly-picked veggies in you neighborhood, this recipe is right for you!
My own version of minced pork with eggplant in a Filipino palates is cooked in a savory oyster sauce, fish sauce and with a spiciness and sweetness.
Table of Contents
Ingredients
- 1 whole minced garlic
- 1 medium size minced onion
- 1 small minced ginger
- 100g minced pork
- 3 medium size of eggplants
Seasoning
These ingredients will be mixed in a bowl
- 2 tbsps oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 3 tbsps water
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- Pinch of pepper
- 2 tbsps cooking oil
Instructions
- Wash and cut your eggplant lengthwice. Soak it in a salt water or water to prevent it getting darker. I usually soak it in a salted water also to prevents it from absorbing too much oil from the wok and becoming greasy. This technique is really useful if you are going to stir fry.
- In a wok, heat cooking oil, saute garlic, ginger, and onion until the fragrance comes out. Add the minced pork, stir it constantly until it becomes golden brown. Add the eggplant and stir fry for few minutes.
- Add mixture sauce, mix thoroughly until the sauce coated in the eggplant and braise it a slow cooking.
- Lastly, add the extra seasoning like soy sauce or fiah sauce as your preference and if needed and continue cooking until the eggplant builds the flavor and becomes tender.
- Serve with rice.
Optional
Garnish it with spring onion, red chilli, chilli sauce to make more spicy or fried garlic as your choice.
Preparation Tips
Soaking eggplant in salted water, you need to wash it again and squeeze to avoid too salty.
Minced Pork with Eggplant
Ingredients
- 1 whole whole minced garlic
- 1 pc medium size minced onion
- 1 pc small minced ginger
- 100 g minced pork
- 3 medium sized eggplants
Seasoning
- 2 tbsps oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 3 tbsps water
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 pinch pepper
- 2 tbsps cooking oil
Instructions
- Wash and cut your eggplant lengthwice. Soak it in a salt water or water to prevents it getting darker. I usually soak it in a salted water also to prevent it from absorbing too much oil from the wok and becoming greasy. This technique is really useful if you are going to stir fry.
- In a wok, heat cooking oil, saute garlic and onion until the fragrance comes out. Add minced pork, stir it constantly until golden brown. Add eggplant and stir fry for few minutes.
- Add the mixture sauce, mix thoroughly until the sauce coated in the eggplant and braise it a slow cooking.
- Lastly, add the extra seasoning like soy sauce or fiah sauce as your preference and if needed and continue cooking until the eggplant builds the flavor and becomes tender.
- Serve with rice.
Notes
Garnish it with spring onion, red chilli, chilli sauce to make more spicy or fried garlic as your choice. Preparation Tips:
Soaking eggplant in salted water, you need to wash it again and squeeze to avoid too salty.
Minced pork with Eggplant
My own version of minced pork with eggplant in a Filipino palates is cooked in a savory oyster sauce, fish sauce and with a spiciness and sweetness.
Type: main dish
Cuisine: Filipino
Keywords: eggplant, minced pork
Recipe Yield: 2 servings
Preparation Time: 10
Cooking Time: 30
Total Time: 40
Recipe Ingredients:
- 1 whole minced garlic
- 1 medium size minced onion
- 1 small minced ginger
- 100g minced pork
- 3 medium sized eggplants
- 2 tbsps oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 3 tbsps water
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- A pinch of pepper
- 2 tbsps cooking oil
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