Ingredients
- 3 eggplants, diced into 3cm cubes
- 1½ tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoon mirin
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon kecap manis
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1½ tablespoon rice vinegar
- pinch of salt
- 60ml peanut oil
- 2 bunches spring onions, sliced into 3cm pieces
- 7cm piece of ginger, sliced into thin strips
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced into thin strips
- 500g pork mince
- 1 bunch coriander, roughly chopped
- 60g peanuts
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
Place the eggplant into a large bowl and mix with the salt. Place into a steaming basket and set aside. Add 3cm high level water into a saucepan to fit under the steamer, bring to the boil on high heat and then place eggplant over the top. Cover with a lid and steam for 12 minutes, then set aside.
In a jug, mix together the mirin, soy sauce, kecap manis, sesame oil, rice vinegar and salt.
Add half the peanut oil to a large fry pan on high heat, saute the spring onions, ginger and garlic for 5 minutes, stirring often until the garlic starts to golden. Set aside.
Pour remaining peanut oil into pan and add the pork mince, fry for 3 minutes stirring to break up the meat. Pour in the sauce and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the spring onions back to the pan and cook a further 1 minute. Remove from heat, top with coriander, peanuts and sesame seeds and serve with the eggplant.
Notes
Serve with steamed rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 18 minutes
- Cook Time: 23 minutes