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Chinese Stuffed Eggplant
Stuffed eggplant is a flavorful dish where tender eggplant slices are filled with a savory mixture of pork and shrimp is pan-fried until golden. You need to try this Hakka or dim sum favorite dish!
⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cut off the stems of Chinese eggplant. Peel half of the skin of the eggplant (in stripes).
2
Slice diagonally in 1 inch pieces.
3
To make the filling, mince the shrimp until it forms a paste.
4
Then, place minced shrimp in a bowl with ground pork, green onions (optional) soy sauce, salt, ginger, chicken bouillon, olive oil, and corn starch, white pepper, and egg.
ground pork1 poundsoy sauce1 tablespoonsalt1 teaspoonchicken bouillon1 teaspoonolive oil1 tablespooncorn starch (for frying)1 tablespooncorn starch1 tablespoonChinese eggplants (half peeled and cut in 1 inch pieces)4egg1
5
Mix in one direction for 50+ times until the filling is gelatinous and sticks together.
6
Add corn starch on a plate. Take one piece of eggplant and press one side of the eggplant with cornstarch. This helps the eggplant stick to the filling when cooking and eating. If you skip this step, the filling and the eggplant might fall apart during cooking.
corn starch (for frying)1 tablespooncorn starch1 tablespoon
7
Smear 1 tablespoon of filling on the cornstarch side of the eggplant. Add some more cornstarch on top of the filling to make it crispy.
8
Heat pan to medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add 1 tablespoon oil. Add stuffed eggplant meat side down and gently press. Be careful, oil may splatter. Fry eggplant for ⏱️ 4 minutes with a cover.
9
Then, turn down heat to low-medium. Flip the eggplant over (feel free to add a few tbs of oil to ensure the eggplant doesn’t stick!) and cook the eggplant for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes until it softens. Add some chopped garlic to the oil. Fry for one more minute. Enjoy with some hot rice!
Nutrition Facts
calories
623 kcal
fat Content
44 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
11 g
sugar Content
12 g
sodium Content
1298 mg
protein Content
33 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
214 mg
carbohydrate Content
26 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
unsaturated Fat Content
30 g
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