# Spicy Eggplant with Minced 'Pork'

A simple and really tasty spicy eggplant with minced "pork" recipe, where the eggplant is elevated with a tasty sauce and numbing heat from Sichuan peppercorns, plus an extra texture from plant-based ground.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Vegetarian mushroom sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tsp Brown sugar
- 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
- 1 tsp Chili bean paste
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 0.5 cup Water
- Water
- Vinegar
- Eggplants
- Chili
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Plant-based ground
- Chili oil
- Cilantro

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, combine soy sauce, vegetarian mushroom sauce, Chinese black vinegar, brown sugar, Sichuan peppercorns, chili bean paste, cornstarch, and water to create the sauce. Mix well until combined.
2. Prepare a vinegar bath by pouring water and vinegar into a bowl.
3. Cut the eggplant into spears, then soak them in the vinegar bath to retain their purple color.
4. Slice some chili.
5. Sauté chopped garlic and ginger in a pan.
6. Add the plant-based ground to the pan, season, and sauté until cooked. Set aside.
7. Pat dry the soaked eggplant spears with a towel.
8. Flash fry the eggplant spears in hot oil in a pan until tender.
9. Add the cooked plant-based ground back to the pan with the eggplant.
10. Pour in the prepared sauce and chili oil, and mix everything together. Allow the sauce to thicken from the cornstarch.
11. Serve hot, garnished with more chili oil, chopped chili, and cilantro.

## Equipment

- Bowl
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Pan
- Towel
- Chopsticks
- Wooden spoon

## Tips

- To retain the beautiful purple color of the eggplant, soak it in a vinegar bath (water and vinegar).
- Serve this dish while it's hot.
- You can add more chili oil or chopped chili, plus cilantro, to taste.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5GffhLymjV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ea005b31-8fab-41f8-86be-dafc79310ba5
- Extracted: 2025-09-23

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