China

Mapo Qiezi

Name: Mapo Qiezi
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 500 g Asian eggplants; 2 tbsp Doubanjiang (bean paste); 150 g Minced pork; some of each Sichuan pepper & garlic; some of each Soy sauce & cornstarch; 2 Spring onion

Sichuan eggplant in spicy bean sauce

Mapo qiezi is the eggplant version of the famous mapo tofu from Sichuan.

Soft eggplant pieces bathe in a spicy sauce of doubanjiang, garlic and Sichuan pepper.

Servings3

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Asian eggplants500 g
Doubanjiang (bean paste)2 tbsp
Minced pork150 g
Sichuan pepper & garlicsome of each
Soy sauce & cornstarchsome of each
Spring onion2

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cut the eggplants into pieces and fry.
Fry the minced pork crumbly in a wok.
Add doubanjiang, garlic and Sichuan pepper.
Stir in eggplant and a little water.
Thicken with cornstarch and serve with spring onion.

Make it original

Doubanjiang and Sichuan pepper are in the Asia Boutique.

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