Monday 22 March 2021

Air fryer aubergines (eggplant/brinjal 茄子) with minced pork

I love aubergines but unfortunately, you need to fry it in oil to make it fragrant and tasty which makes the dish very oily. Today I decided to fry it in the air fryer, and it turned out great without the excessive amount of oil swimming in the dish.

 Ingredients 

2 large aubergines
½ onion
200 gm minced pork



Remove the top and bottom of the aubergines
Cut into half and make some slits on the flesh




Brush the flesh with oil



Place the aubergines in the air fryer and brush the skin with oil
Fry at 190 degs until the skin is brown



Turn the aubergines over to brown the other side


When the aubergines are nicely browned, remove and place on a serving platter


Marinate the meat with:
½ tsp soy sauce
½ tsp sesame oil
½ tsp corn flour
Salt and pepper

Mix thoroughly and set aside



Slice the onion



Heat 2 tbsp oil in the wok


Add the minced meat and stir until it changes colour.


Add the sliced onion 


Add
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
¼ tsp sugar
Salt and pepper to taste


Stir until the onions are soft and well mixed with the pork


Spoon the pork mixture onto the aubergines and serve.