Panlong-style Eggplant

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Wash the eggplant and cut it into decorative patterns. When cutting, first make a straight cut at 90 ° angle, then flip it over and make a diagonal cut at a 45 ° angle.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   After slicing the eggplant, coat it with cornstarch. This is to make it stickier when stuffed with minced meat later.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Mix ground pork with minced ginger and garlic, cornstarch, cooking wine, light soy sauce, salt, chicken bouillon, and other seasonings until well combined.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   After mixing the ground pork evenly, put it into a piping bag. If you don't have a piping bag, you can use a food bag instead.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Fill the gaps in the eggplant with minced meat one by one.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Heat oil in a pan

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Fry the eggplant in oil until golden brown, then set aside on a plate.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   In a separate pan, sauté minced ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add water, sugar, salt, cooking wine, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce. If you like it spicy, you can add fermented bean paste. Then add the prepared eggplant and simmer for three minutes.

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   Finally, reduce the sauce and plate.