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misora ([personal profile] misora) wrote2010-03-23 10:37 pm
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new recipe!



Stir-fried pork and eggplant, thai-style.



3/4 lb ground pork
2 Japanese eggplants
4 green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
10 or more leaves of fresh basil

Sauce:

  • 2 tbspn fish sauce (I used oyster sauce, and it was fine.)

  • 1 tbspn soy sauce

  • 1 tbspn lime juice

  • 3 tbspn water

  • 1 tspn cornstarch

  • dab of spicy chili paste


Whisk together the sauce ingredients, and set aside.

In a pan, heat 2 tbspn peanut oil (with a dash of sesame oil) and cook the garlic briefly. Add the minced pork, and brown for about 5-7 minutes. Add pinch of grated ginger and generous splash of sherry, and reduce 2 minutes at high heat. Remove pork and set aside.

Chop the eggplant coarsely (but in small pieces), and dice green onions. Cook in 2tbspn peanut oil until soft, 5-6 minutes. Add pork back, add sauce into mixture and cook until thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in basil leaves, and serve over rice. Serves 4.



J really liked this one. First time I've cooked eggplant, and first time I've tried a more Thai-flavored style of sauce. I think next I'm going to be experimenting with coconut milk and trying a chicken and mango Coconut Satay. :p
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[identity profile] infinitygoddess.livejournal.com 2010-03-24 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Goddess...that just makes my mouth water (minus the green onions, though...they do funny things to me). :O

I miss real food... *sigh*

[identity profile] qiushuwen.livejournal.com 2010-03-24 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
Yum! I LOVE eggplant!

[identity profile] alexb49.livejournal.com 2010-03-24 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
Eggplant always seems to soak up too much oil for my liking. Even in stir fry.

I love sticky rice both white and purple. For dessert I started making mango sticky rice which has been awesome. Super easy to make.

[identity profile] lynny17.livejournal.com 2010-03-24 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
I love new recipes! I'm going to try this one. Never really experimented with eggplant before (my mom used to just bake them and eat them that way and it never looked very appealing) but this one sounds good. Thanks!

[identity profile] singingaway.livejournal.com 2010-03-24 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, that picture doesn't look very appealing to me but I bet it is much better than it looks. LOL Then again I'm not that big on pork.

[identity profile] disqollama.livejournal.com 2010-03-25 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh sounds delicious! I think I will try this recipe...minus the peanut oil, that would kill me.

Coconut is very good with various dishes. I experimented with a beef coconut stew a while back and it was very good actually.
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