Ground Meat-Stuffed Eggplant with Soy Glaze

Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

• eggplant
• ground meat
• egg
• light soy sauce for filling
• oyster sauce for filling
• starch for filling and coating
• 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce for glaze
• 1 spoonfuloyster sauce for glaze
• 1 spoonfulstarch for glaze
• a littlesugar
• water for sauce
• scallions
• green and red chiles
• salt for pan
• cooking oil

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. 01

   Mix ground meat with light soy sauce, oyster sauce, egg and starch. Stir in one direction until sticky.

2. 02

   Cut joined eggplant pockets, leaving the bottom attached, and fill with the meat mixture. The original image also shows a starch coating on the surface.

3. 03

   Mix the glaze light soy sauce, oyster sauce, starch and sugar with water as shown in the original sauce image; the water amount is not given.

4. 04

   Put oil and a little salt in a hot pan and pan-fry the eggplant over low heat until golden on both sides.

5. 05

   Add the sauce and cook until thickened and the filling is cooked through. Add chopped chiles and scallions and gently toss.

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