Mapo Eggplant recipe

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A week or so ago, I attempted to make Leader's Spicy Eggplant recipe but didn't have all the ingredients so I made some subs and alterations but it came out DELICIOUS. I hope I can remember all the changes I made.

2 eggplant, chopped into chunks and soaked in water
1 clove of garlic, grated
¼ tsp doubanjiang
2 tsp sasame oil
200g ground chicken
100ml water
1/2 cube chicken stock (I think? Maybe it was a whole one.), dissolved in the 100ml water
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp sake
2 tsp tianmianjiang
1 tsp potato starch
1 tbsp water

1. Dry the eggplant with paper towel and fry in a little oil. (The first time I did it, I cooked them until they were starting to go transparent, but then they turned mushy when I added them to the rest so you don't really need to fry them at the start. Unless you do it like Ohno and deep-fry the shit out of them.)
2. In a frying pan, over low heat, fry garlic and doubanjiang in the sesame oil. When the garlic starts to brown, add the chicken and cook through.
3. When the meat is browned, add water, sugar, soy sauce, sake and tianmianjiang. Mix well and bring to a boil. Add the eggplant back to the frying pan.
4.  Dissolve the potato starch in the 1 tbsp of water.  Add to the frying pan while stirring the contents continuously.  Mix well.  Turn into a serving dish, or spoon over cooked rice.

I think that's what I did... whatever I did, it turned out amazing.

I got wonderful comments on my fic this morning.  :)  Happy dance!  I'm doing laundry now, one load down!  Happy dance!  It's a wonderful warm sunny day.  Happy happy dance!  I should go out to the grocery store and run errands but I'll wait until after this load is done.  I don't want wet clothes sitting in the machine for too long or they'll start to smell funky.  Maybe I'll translate a song while I wait.

Comments

[pearlsphere.livejournal.com]

You have NO idea how much I love eggplant so this recipe is ♥ except for the doubanjiang, the tianmianjiang, and the sake with I have NO idea where to get ¬¬ XDD. I think that's what I did... whatever I did, it turned out amazing. XDD I shall try to follow the instructions straight!Maybe I'll translate a song while I wait. Now that you mention it, I'd love to see what Gimmick Game is about...you haven't done the translation on that have you? *blinkz*
Happy sunny laundry day!

[maiaide.livejournal.com]

Those things you can find at any asian supermarket, I'm sure. For the sake, any cooking wine would do. The other two, to make mapo anything, are kind of essential. :/

I actually wasn't planning on doing GG cuz I've seen it done a million times, but I will do it anyway. Flex my muscles! I'm doing Naked now, cuz it's easy. And I wanted to see how much Jun's english SUCKS.

[pearlsphere.livejournal.com]

I actually wasn't planning on doing GG cuz I've seen it done a million times Lol I haven't even seen it. But ok, I'll look up for it later :) And I have to say that I just listened to Jun's solo once and that was it for me to say WTF. That's definitely not a solo I'm looking forward in the next concert. Bleh.

[iaoiua.livejournal.com]

(You mean that you don't enjoy Jun bleeting "naked - naked"?

I don't.)

I saw your earlier translations! I really want to try cooking the dishes as well. The photos in the cookbook are too pretty -_-;;

[maiaide.livejournal.com]

Oh, you mean Naykey, naykey?

I've tried Aiba's hawaiian burger bowl, Leaders bokchoy and the eggplant. So far so good!

[iaoiua.livejournal.com]

Oh Jun. Junnie. Junster. I give him the wee-est of props for his attempts, his diverse foray into music ...

Yeah, Oh-chan's and Aiba's look and sound the most scrumptious! But I love ma po and eggplant so no surprise :D :D