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    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce

    March 7, 2014 by Elaine 9 Comments | Jump to Recipe

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    Eggplant stuffed with ground pork and braised with Chinese garlic sauce: 鱼香茄盒.

    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce

    This should be a dish from my Childhood. In the old days, stuffed eggplant is a required dish for the dinner for Chinese spring festival. It is a not daily recipe since eggplant needs lots of oil.

    However, eggplants are so excellent with Chinese garlic sauce. Stir-fried eggplants in Chinese garlic sauce(鱼香茄子)is daily and common dish in my hometown.

    Now this dish is a featured dish in many Sichuan style restaurants.  The eggplants can be eaten directly after deep-frying. So you can choose to flavor any half of the deep-fried eggplants and serve as two flavors.

    Just deep-fired eggplant boxes.

    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic SauceBraised version.

    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce

    Firstly come to the filling. I use pork filling. Mix ground pork, half of an egg, ginger and scallion together to make the fillings. I chop ginger, scallion along with pork.

    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce

    Then deal with the eggplants. Cut the eggplants into round slices with 2 cm thick. And then divide each section into two halves from the center. Do not cut off.

    Stuff the filling into the eggplants.

    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce

    And then add flour, water and cornstarch to make a coating. The concentration should be similar to yoghourt.

    And then coat each eggplant section and begin to deep-fry.

    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce

    Tips:When placing the eggplants sections down, put it vertically firstly and then lay down quickly.

    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce

    Stuffed Eggplants in Garlic Sauce

    Eggplant stuffed with ground pork and braised with Chinese garlic sauce
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Sichuan cuisine
    Keyword: Eggplant, Garlic Sauce
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 3 Making 20~30 eggplant boxes
    Calories: 303kcal
    Author: Elaine

    Ingredients

    • 2 eggplants

    filling

    • 1 middle size egg
    • 100 g ground pork
    • 1 scallion
    • 1 inch root ginger , chopped
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
    • 2 spring onions , chopped
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 3 tablespoons water
    • 1 middle size egg

    Coating

    • 2 tablespoons flour
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • 1 tablespoon water
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ egg

    Chinese Garlic Sauce

    • 3 chili peppers
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • ½ tablespoon vinegar
    • ½ tablespoon light soy sauce
    • 2 teaspoons cooking wine
    • 3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
    • 1 scallion , finely chopped
    • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
    • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
    • 1 inch ginger , chopped

    Instructions

    • Cut the eggplants into 2 cm thick slices. And then divide into two halves from the center.
    • Mix egg, ground pork, salt, ginger and scallion well in a large bowl and set aside.
    • Place the filling into the eggplant box one by one.
    • Prepare another large bowl. Add cornstarch, flour and egg to make the coating.
    • Coat each eggplant box one by one.
    • Heat up cooking oil in wok. Place the eggplant one by one to deep-fry until you can see the surface becomes slightly golden blown and you can see the laces on the edges of the eggplant boxes.
    • In another small bowl, mix all the ingredients for Chinese garlic sauce in. Set aside.
    • Heat up cooking oil in another pan. Add Chinese garlic sauce to stir-fry until you can smell the aroma. Return the fried eggplants and mix well with the sauce.
    • Transfer to serving plate and garnish some chopped spring onions

    Nutrition

    Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 197mg | Sodium: 2589mg | Potassium: 569mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1640IU | Vitamin C: 7.3mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2.2mg

     

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Bibs @ Tasteometer

      March 09, 2014 at 11:36 am

      Oh yes please.

      Reply
      • Elaine Luo

        March 11, 2014 at 6:40 am

        Thanks for commenting, Bibs.

        Reply
    2. Kristen

      February 24, 2015 at 5:23 pm

      Do you have the recipe for the eggplant in garlic sauce (no pork) - it is a favorite of mine. Would you just stir-fry the eggplant and use the above sauce? Do you need to salt Asian eggplant if you are sauteing it? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Elaine Luo

        February 25, 2015 at 5:47 am

        Hi Kristen,
        Here is the dish you are looking for: https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/yu-xiang-qie-zi-sichuan-eggplant/. This one is much easier and one of my favorite too!

        Reply
    3. Shanelle

      May 17, 2015 at 10:53 am

      Hi!

      I am so excited to have found your website! I currently live in China, and have been wanting to learn ALL of these recipes! Thank you so much for sharing!! I wanted to ask you a question.. When you say cooking wine, what cooking wine do you use?

      Reply
      • Elaine Luo

        May 17, 2015 at 8:35 pm

        Hi Shanelle,
        Glad to know you here in China. I hope you enjoy the time and food in this country. As for cooking wine, you will find lots of brands in Chinese market. Usually, I switch from one to another. And the only suggestion is to buy the ones with relatively higher price.

        Reply
    4. Kathleen

      March 31, 2016 at 10:21 am

      Do you have a recipe called Boe or Bow?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        April 02, 2016 at 10:45 am

        Hi Kathleen,

        Sorry I did not know what's boe or bow? Can you describe it with more details?

        Reply
    5. Deborah

      October 17, 2018 at 12:24 pm

      5 stars
      Hello Elaine
      Are these fresh chillies or dried chillies in this recipe?
      Thank you!

      Reply

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