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For the eggplant, cut in half and then further into quarters. Layer paper towels on a heat resistant bowl and put the eggplant. Pour vegetable oil in a pan and fry the ground pork well. Soak in a bowl of water to remove bitterness.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook our family's mapo eggplant recipe using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Our Family's Mapo Eggplant Recipe:

1. Get 100 grams Ground pork
2. Prepare 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
3. Prepare 1 clove's worth Finely chopped ginger
4. Make ready 1 clove's worth Finely chopped garlic
5. Prepare 1 tsp Doubanjiang
6. Make ready 1 tsp Tianmianjiang
7. Get 2 tbsp or more Chopped Japanese leek
8. Get 4 to 5 Japanese eggplant
9. Make ready 200 ml ● Water
10. Get 2 tsp ● Chicken stock granules
11. Prepare 1 tbsp ● Sake
12. Take 1 tsp ● Sugar
13. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp ● Soy sauce
14. Take 1 dash Pepper
15. Prepare 2 tsp ★ Katakuriko
16. Take 3 tsp ★ Water
17. Make ready 1 tbsp Sesame oil
18. Prepare 1 dash, (to taste) Young green scallion (for color)

Arrange the eggplants cut side down on a rimmed baking sheet and broil. A good rule to follow when preparing any kind of stir-fried dish is to prepare the sauce first. If you like your dishes really saucy, feel free to double this sauce recipe. Mapo Eggplant: Fry the bell peppers and carrots over high heat then remove from the pan once done.

Steps to make Our Family's Mapo Eggplant Recipe:

1. For the eggplant, cut in half and then further into quarters. Layer paper towels on a heat resistant bowl and put the eggplant. Loosely cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 7 minutes at 500 W.
2. Pour vegetable oil in a pan and fry the ground pork well. (Fry it until the grease becomes transparent.)
3. Add ginger, garlic, doubajiang, tianmianjiang and Japanese leek then fry (the spicy bean paste burns easily so reduce the heat to medium).
4. Add the eggplant from Step 1, the ● ingredients (mix together first before adding), pepper and cook for about 5 minutes.
5. Add the mixed ★ ingredients a little at a time to thicken the sauce. Cook over high heat for a little while. Pour sesame oil around the edge of the pan.
6. Dish it up in a plate and sprinkle with chopped young scallions.

If you like your dishes really saucy, feel free to double this sauce recipe. 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. I just made mabo tofu yesterday as a New Year's lunch for my friend.

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