Chinese picadillo with eggplant

Name: Chinese picadillo with eggplant
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 2.5 tbsp ghee; 2 chopped garlic; 1 chopped onion; 1.5 tbsp chopped ginger; 3 scallions (separate white part from green); 1/2 tsp chili flakes; Salt; 1 lbs ground turkey; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1.5 tsp tomato paste; 1 eggplant chopped into large cubes; 3 tbsp coconut aminos; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1.5 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar; 1/2 cup vegetable stock; 1/2 tsp ground pepper; 1 tsp grated ginger

5 steps

Cook:40min

Updated at: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 04:57:32 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories450.4 kcal (23%)

Total Fat26 g (37%)

Carbs22.2 g (9%)

Sugars10.8 g (12%)

Protein33.7 g (67%)

Sodium1693.5 mg (85%)

Fiber4.6 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 ½ Tbspghee

1 ½ Tbspginger

separate white part from green

½ tspchili flakes

salt

1 lbsground turkey

1 tspsesame oil

1 ½ tsptomato paste

1eggplant

chopped into large cubes

Stir fry sauce

3 Tbspcoconut aminos

1 Tbspsesame oil

1 ½ Tbspfish sauce

1 Tbspaged balsamic vinegar

½ cupvegetable stock

½ tspground pepper

1 tspgrated ginger

Instructions

Step 1

In a sauce pan sauté first 7 ingredients (only use white part of baby onions) until fragrant.

Step 2

Add ground meat and break it down to small pieces. Then season with sesame oil, tomato paste, and some extra salt as needed. Cook for 10 min until no longer pink.

Step 3

Meanwhile combine all stir fry ingredients in a bowl and put on low heat and let simmer for 5-6 min to help thicken it.

Step 4

Add the eggplant chunks and mix in the sauce. Cook until eggplant is soft but not mushy. By these point the sauce will have glazed the eggplant 6-9 min.

Step 5

Add eggplant to meat and mix together. Then sprinkle the rest of the baby onion (green part) on top.