Chinese Eggplant Dish

Name: Chinese Eggplant Dish
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 2 lbs eggplant; 3 Tablespoons soy sauce; 1 lb ground turkey (or pork); 10 garlic cloves; 2 Tablespoons fresh ginger; 3 Tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar; 4 green onions (diced)

3 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h 30min

We always enjoyed ordering this dish at Chinese restaurants, and we finally discovered a recipe that tastes very similar to the authentic version! We use ground turkey instead of pork as a healthier alternative. This photo is not of this exact recipe, but it is similar. Photo from https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/ma-po-eggplant-in-garlic-sauce

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:48:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories317.4 kcal (16%)

Total Fat13.5 g (19%)

Carbs17 g (7%)

Sugars7.1 g (8%)

Protein34.5 g (69%)

Sodium1509.9 mg (75%)

Fiber6.2 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 lbseggplant

3 tablespoonssoy sauce

1 lbground turkey

or pork

10garlic cloves

2 tablespoonsfresh ginger

3 tablespoonsoyster sauce

2 tablespoonsrice vinegar

4green onions

diced

Instructions

Step 1

Slice eggplant into short, thin slivers. Prepare garlic and ginger, set aside. Brown ground turkey in skillet.

eggplant2 lbs

ground turkey1 lb

garlic cloves10

fresh ginger2 tablespoons

Step 2

Heat oil in large, deep skillet (not the skillet with the ground turkey). Add eggplant slivers. Stir and cook until super tender. Add 2 T soy sauce. Add an additional 1 T oil to skillet. In the separate skillet with ground turkey, drain excess water. Add garlic, ginger and let cook together a few minutes. Then add remaining sauces.

Step 3

Using the larger skillet, combine the ground turkey mixture with the eggplant mixture, adding in green onions. Enjoy over rice!