Eggplant with Minced Pork

Eggplant with minced pork is an easy Japanese style dish that has a perfect combination of sweet and savory flavors. It has chunky eggplant pieces and ground pork cooked in sweetened miso based sauce. Serve piping hot over a bowl of rice and dig in!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Main

Cuisine Japanese

Servings people

Calories 383 kcal

Ingredients

1 pound eggplant stems trimmed off
3 tablespoon miso paste
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoon sake or dry white wine
2 tablespoon mirin
2 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic minced
1 pound ground pork
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sesame oil

Optional toppings:

Thinly sliced scallions
Chili threads
Toasted white sesame

Instructions

Cut the eggplant(s) into bite size pieces and soak in the water for 3-5 minutes. Drain completely.
In a small bowl, combine the miso, sugar, sake, and mirin together. Mix well and set aside.
Heat up the olive oil in a large pan or wok. Cook the garlic until fragrant.
Add in the ground pork with salt and cook fully.
Add in the eggplant and cook for about 2 minutes or until slightly tender.
Pour in the seasoning mix from step 2. Stir gently, then cover the pan with a lid. Lower the heat and cook for 3 minutes or until the eggplant is tender.
Remove the lid and add the sesame oil. Stir gently. Top with thinly sliced scallions.

Notes

Nutrition for rice is not included.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 383kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 18gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 718mgPotassium: 501mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 36IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg

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