Ingredients

  • 5 to 6 Eggplant (slim Japanese type)
  • 1/2 Carrot
  • 3 to 4 Green bell peppers
  • 150 grams Ground pork
  • 1/2 Onion
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 piece Ginger
  • 1/2 tbsp Doubanjiang
  • 1/2 tbsp Miso
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp Chicken soup stock granules
  • 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine (or cooking sake)
  • 300 ml Water
  • 1 (as needed), to thicken the sauce Katakuriko slurry
  • 1 dash Sesame oil

Method

  • Combine the ingredients.
  • Slice the eggplants into 6 pieces lengthwise.
  • Soak in a bowl of water to remove bitterness.
  • Drain and pat dry well with paper towels.
  • Cut up the bell peppers and carrot into easy to eat pieces.
  • Finely chop the onion.
  • Finely chop the ginger and garlic.
  • Put the oil, garlic, ginger and doubanjiang in a frying pan and stir fry until fragrant.
  • If the heat is too strong it will burn, so watch as it cooks.
  • Add the ground meat, then the onion, and stir fry.
  • When the meat and onions are cooked, add the ingredients and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes.
  • Stir fry the eggplant slices.
  • Add more oil if needed.
  • Stir fry the bell peppers and carrot.
  • Take the stir fried vegetables out of the pan.
  • Add katakuriko dissolved in water to the sauce to thicken it, then add the cooked vegetables and mix.
  • Drizzle in a little sesame oil.
  • Transfer to a serving plate, and it's done.