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Braised Eggplant with Potatoes

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

  • Eggplant
  • Potato
  • Meat
  • Chili peppers (specifically fresh green chilies, not chili powder or chili oil)
  • Soy sauce
  • Salt
  • Garlic

Calculations

Before each preparation, determine how many servings you plan to make. One serving is sufficient for 2-3 people.

Total Quantities:

  • Number of eggplants = Servings * 1 (each eggplant is approximately 150g)
  • Number of potatoes = Servings * 1 (each potato is approximately 150g)
  • Amount of meat = Servings * 180 grams
  • Amount of soy sauce = Servings * 15 milliliters
  • Amount of salt = Servings * 5 grams
  • Amount of chili peppers = 50 grams (for seasoning, so keep this constant regardless of the number of servings)
  • Amount of garlic = 3 cloves (for seasoning, so keep this constant regardless of the number of servings. Note that these are individual cloves, not 3 whole heads)

Using the conditions above, calculate the required proportions of raw materials for your planned servings.

Instructions

  1. Wash the eggplant, potatoes, and chili peppers. Peel the garlic and crush it.
  2. Cut the eggplant and potatoes into cubes of approximately 6 cubic centimeters. Cut the chili peppers into small pieces weighing about 5 grams each. Slice the meat into strips approximately 3 centimeters long.
  3. Turn on the heat, warm the pan, and add Servings * 13 milliliters of oil.
  4. When you see a slight wisp of smoke rising from the oil in the pan, add the chili peppers.
  5. Once the aroma of the chili peppers is released, immediately add the meat and stir-fry with a spatula for 30 seconds.
  6. Add the potatoes and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
  7. Add the eggplant and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
  8. Add the soy sauce and salt, and continue stir-frying for 5 minutes.
  9. Add water until the liquid level reaches 0.9 times the height of the ingredients in the pot, then cover with a lid.
  10. Wait until the water level in the pot has reduced to 0.1 times the height of the ingredients. Uncover the pot, add the garlic, stir well, and turn off the heat.

Additional Notes

During steps 5-7, pay attention to the bottom of the pan. If there is no liquid (oil or water) visible, add 5 milliliters of water and continue stir-frying.

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