How to Make Chinese Stuffed Eggplant Asian Cooking Recipe Cuisine

China Stuffed Eggplant

This recipe was taken from centuries old cooking techniques and when possible applied modern cooking methods and/or ingredients.  It uses Asian cooking styles, Asian Spices, Asian Sauces and Asian Ingredients.  The style of cooking may have a slight alteration while still maintaining the dish's overall purpose.  In this blog we touch on recipes that may be predominant for the Chinese Cuisines.  We will also share recipes based upon country, or regions such as: Burma, Cambodia, Indian, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.  Some cuisines are considered South Asian, South East Asian dishes, Central Asian and/or Middle Eastern and may not be strictly connected to a specific country or culture.

Recipe makes for 6-8 Servings

3 – 4 pieces eggplant, peeled and sliced into 2” log

200 grams ground pork

200 grams shrimp, peeled

3 pieces water chestnut

3 pieces dried mushroom

1 piece egg

2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. chicken powder

2 tbsp. light soy sauce

1 tsp. sugar to taste

Ground fresh pepper

Salt to taste

Hoisin sauce

Mustard

oil for frying


Directions:

1. Slice eggplant into 2” log.

2. For the Stuffing:  Mix everything together.

3. Put a spoonful of stuffing on the eggplant.  Deep fry.

4. Drizzle hoisin sauce and mustard on the stuffed eggplant.

*To make the stuffing settle into the eggplant you can make it rest for a bit though it's not necessary if you have enough hot oil.

For the adventurous palate, a great side dish that compliments this recipe is Jaew Bong.  Discover more about Jaew Bong, check out www.jaewbong.com.

Enjoy..

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