How to cook eggplant stew with salted fish

The combination of salted fish and eggplant does not seem to go well together, but no one would have thought that they would create an unexpected delicious taste. The salted fish and eggplant stew, with salted fish as the auxiliary ingredient and eggplant as the main ingredient, is famous all over the country for its unique taste. When the eggplant absorbs the aroma of the salted fish, it becomes soft and sticky, leaving a long aftertaste. Eggplant is bitter and cold in nature, and has the effects of reducing swelling and relieving pain, treating cold and heat, freckles, etc. So how to make salted fish stewed with eggplant delicious? Let's talk about how to make it.

1. Salted fish and eggplant casserole

Ingredients: 2 taels of salted fish, cut into cubes; 2 eggplants, peeled, cut into cubes or long strips; minced garlic and ginger slices as needed; a few pieces of fermented black beans, chopped; Method:

1. Fry the eggplant in 70% hot oil (to save time and effort, you can choose to fry the eggplant in a hot pan without adding oil). The main thing is to drain the excess water from the eggplant first;

2. Heat oil in a pan and fry ginger slices, minced garlic, and fermented black beans until fragrant, then add salted fish and stir-fry, add cooking wine; add eggplant, season with a little salt, sugar, light soy sauce, and five-spice powder, stir-fry for one or two minutes until all ingredients are evenly cooked, transfer to a clay pot and add a small cup of broth or water, simmer for five minutes, thicken with starch, add a few drops of sesame oil, and some chopped green onions or garlic.

2. Celery and Salted Fish Rice

Ingredients: 1 cup diced celery 2 tablespoons diced salted fish 2 cups white rice 2 cups water Seasoning a: 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon pepper Seasoning b: 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar

practice:

(1) Wash and drain the rice, then soak it in 2 cups of water for 15 to 20 minutes. Prepare other materials separately.

(2) Add the diced salted fish and seasoning a to the rice, mix well, and cook in an electric rice cooker. After the switch pops up, simmer for about 15 minutes. (3) Open the lid, add the diced celery, stir lightly with a rice spoon, then cover the lid and simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes. Then sprinkle seasoning b evenly, stir well with a rice spoon and serve.