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Steamed Eggplant with Ground Pork — finished dish, ready to serve.

Steamed Eggplant with Ground Pork (Rou Mo Qie Zi)

【肉末茄子】 · pan chinese cuisine

30 min total15 min cooking6 steps spice level 1/5savory

A classic Chinese home-style eggplant dish. Steaming the eggplant first keeps it tender without deep-frying; it is then hand-torn into strips and briefly stir-fried with seasoned ground pork and fresh chilies.

Hector Nunez's profile photoHector NunezThird-generation taquero turned home cook. Nixtamal from scratch changed my life. Happy to talk tortilla technique with anyone who'll listen.

Nutrition & allergens

Contains:SoyWheat

Per serving (2 servings)

Energy (kcal)
Unknown
Protein (g)
Unknown
Fat (g)
16.3(Main ingredients only; seasoning not counted)
Carbs (g)
Unknown
Sodium (mg)
Unknown

Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.

  • minced pork ingredient

    minced pork肉末

    10.58 oz

  • Chinese eggplant identification photo

    chinese eggplant茄子

    35.27 oz

  • Bird's eye chiles ingredient identification photo

    Bird's eye chiles小米辣

    to taste

  • Green bell pepper ingredient identification photo

    Green pepper青椒

    2.0 piece — small

  • Light soy sauce ingredient identification photo

    light soy sauce生抽

    to taste

  • Oyster sauce ingredient identification photo

    oyster sauce蚝油

    to taste

  • Fine salt ingredient identification photo

    salt盐

    to taste

  • Fresh ginger ingredient identification photo

    ginger姜

    to taste

  • cooking wine料酒

    to taste

  • Water ingredient identification photo

    water水

    as needed

Techniques you'll use

  • Steaming ↗

    Cook with moist vapor for tender, clean-tasting results.

  • Stir-frying ↗

    Cook small pieces in stages, then bring them together while their textures are distinct.

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 18 min

    Medium heatSteaming ↗
    Steamed Eggplant with Ground Pork — step 1 visual checkpoint.

    Cut the eggplant into sections and steam over medium heat for 8 minutes.

    ✅ Done when: The eggplant sections are softened after 8 minutes of steaming.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Steamed Eggplant with Ground Pork — step 2 visual checkpoint.

    Once cooled, tear the eggplant into strips by hand and set aside.

    ✅ Done when: The eggplant is cool enough to handle and torn into even strips.

  3. 3

    Step 31 min

    High heatStir-frying ↗
    Steamed Eggplant with Ground Pork — step 3 visual checkpoint.

    Heat the wok, add oil, then add the ground pork and ginger and stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute. Add the bird's eye chilies, green pepper, and garlic.

    ✅ Done when: After 1 minute over high heat the pork is browned and fragrant before the aromatics go in.

  4. 4

    Step 41 min

    High heatStir-frying ↗
    Steamed Eggplant with Ground Pork — step 4 visual checkpoint.

    Stir-fry over high heat for another minute.

    ✅ Done when: After 1 minute the chilies, pepper, and garlic are fragrant and well mixed with the pork.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Steamed Eggplant with Ground Pork — step 5 visual checkpoint.

    Add the eggplant strips, salt to taste, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce.

    ✅ Done when: The eggplant strips are evenly combined with the seasonings and pork.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    High heatStir-frying ↗
    Steamed Eggplant with Ground Pork — step 6 visual checkpoint.

    Stir-fry over high heat for 10 seconds and the dish is done.

    ✅ Done when: After about 10 seconds everything is heated through and evenly coated — the dish is ready to serve.