Salted fish and eggplant stew
Eggplant 2 | Plum-flavored horsetail fish 40g |
Minced Pork 50g | Shiitake mushrooms 1 |
Garlic seeds 5 petals | Ginger 1 tablet |
Onion 3 roots | Cooking wine 5ml |
Light soy sauce 10ml | fish sauce 5ml |
Zhenjiang Balsamic Vinegar 5ml | White pepper Appropriate amount |
Sesame oil 3ml | Chicken Essence Appropriate amount |
Powder suitableQuantity | Salt Appropriate amount |
Chicken soup 200ml | Chili pepper (optional) |
Step 1
Eggplant cutting knife, can also be cut into long stripsStep 2
Add a little salt to the water and soak for ten minutes. This way, only a small amount of oil is needed to fry the soft eggplants, remove the astringency and keep the color of the eggplants from oxidizing.Step 3
This is plum-flavored horsetail fish. Take two pieces and soak them in water. I washed them but did not soak them because the salted fish I bought here is relatively soft.Step 4
Chop ginger, garlic and onion into mince, dice mushrooms and dice salted fish.Step 5
Remove the eggplants, drain the water, and sprinkle with dry starch. This is so that the eggplants will not absorb too much oil when fried, and the final product will not be greasy.Step 6
Heat oil in a pan until it reaches 160 degrees, then fry the eggplant until soft for about two minutes. Remove and drain the oil.Step 7
Heat oil in a pot, add salted fish and minced meat and stir-fry until fragrantStep 8
Add mushrooms, onion, ginger and garlic and sauté until fragrantStep 9
Add the eggplant and stir-fry for a whileStep 10
Pour in chicken stockStep 11
Add cooking wine, light soy sauce, fish sauce, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil, pepper, chicken essence (optional) and appropriate amount of salt to taste. Note that salted fish will be salty. After boiling, add water starch to thicken. Don't turn it too much to avoid the eggplants falling apart. If you like it spicy, you can add chili rings at this time.Step 12
Pour into the claypot, cover with a lid, turn down the heat and simmer for ten minutes until the eggplant is fragrant, sprinkle with chopped green onion and serve.Steps13
There is nothing better than a pot of salty, fresh and soft eggplant mixed with rice.Step 14
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