Mr Camel doesn’t like aubergine which is quite the opposite to me. So I decided to make Spicy Mince Meat with Aubergine. So he can eat all the meat and save me the aubergine.
This is recipe is similar to Ma Po Tofu with similar seasoning and replaces Tofu with aubergine. Despite the fact that it is less famous than Ma Po Tofu, I like Spicy Mince Meat with Aubergine more. The aubergine is tasty as it absorbs both the meat and bean sauce flavour. To my surprise, Mr Camel finished the aubergine leaving me with less aubergine than I expected. I realised he eats anything with a with spicy flavor. Now I know how to cook my next dish with ingredients he dislikes most.
- 250 g Mince meat
- 1 Aubergine cut into slices
- 2 Shallot finely chopped
- 1.5 T Spicy bean sauce
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 g Ginger crushed
- 1 T Soy sauce
- 0.5 t Sugar
- 0.5 T Sesame oil
- 1 t Spring onion chopped
- 2 T Water
- Pan fry or deep fry your aubergine until half cooked. Set a side
- Heat oil on a pan. Add the mince, ginger, shallot and garlic and stir fry until half cooked.
- Add soy sauce, spicy bean sauce, sugar, sesame oil and water until they are fully cooked.
- Add the aubergine, cover and simmer it in medium low heat for further 5 minutes.
- Garnish with spring onion. Serve hot.