Recipe: Stir fried brinjal with dried shrimp and minced pork

Eggplant, more popularly known as brinjal in Asia is one of my favorite vegetables. Brinjal can come in different shapes, sizes or colour but the more common ones in Malaysia are the long and slender purple ones (roughly the size of a cucumber). Brinjal can be used for making "yong tau foo" (ie brinjal stuffed with fish paste) or stir fried Chinese-style with some dried shrimps and minced pork, just to name a few.

In Chinese cuisine, dried shrimps 虾米 are regularly used for flavouring as it is said to impart an "umami" taste to the food.  Dried shrimp are shrimp that have been sun dried and shrunk to the size of a rice grain. 

Stir fried brinjal with dried shrimp and minced pork

When stir frying, we usually peel the skin of the brinjal first. If you want to reduce the amount of oil used for cooking, then it is recommended to salt the raw brinjal before cooking. After salting, simply rinse and drain, and it is ready to use.

Remember not to overcook your brinjal - you want it to retain its lovely, meaty texture. A wonderful, flavorful vegetable dish :)

Stir fried brinjal with dried shrimp and minced pork
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 10-15 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves 4


Ingredients
4 medium-sized brinjal, peeled and cut into baton-size
4-5 tbsp cooking oil
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tsp dried shrimp, rinsed
50g pork mince
1 tbsp ginger wine
1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp chicken stock granules


1. In a wok, heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and fry for about 2 minutes, until lightly browned and fragrant. Add the dried shrimp and pork mince and fry for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Then add the brinjal and cook for 3-4 minutes, until soft (texture to your liking, if u prefer it softer, cook for another 1-2 minutes).

2. Season with ginger wine, light soy sauce and chicken stock granules. Stir and taste seasoning, serve immediately.

Note:  Known as eggplant, aubergine, brinjal. The recipe above does not include salting. If salting, you can reduce the amount of  oil used.

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