Main ingredients 🥩
eggplantgreen onionminced porkgarlicred pepper powdergochujangoyster saucescallionsesame seeds
Solo Cooking God Eggplant Rice Bowl
A Chinese-style rice bowl featuring eggplant roasted until golden and crisp to eliminate its mushy texture, topped with a spicy-sweet minced pork sauce
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who typically avoid eggplant due to its watery texture
- ⭐ People seeking a highly addictive one-bowl side dish where the salty umami of minced pork perfectly complements the golden, crispy eggplant
Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- eggplant 1 large
- vegetable oil generously
- green onion generously
- minced pork 150g
- minced garlic 1 tablespoon
- red pepper powder 1 tablespoon
- gochujang 1 tablespoon
- oyster sauce 1 tablespoon
- sugar 1 tablespoon
- water 1/4 cup
- rice 1 bowl
- scallion small amount (optional)
- sesame seeds a little
Recipe 🍳
- Wash the eggplant thoroughly and cut it thickly and roughly on a diagonal, aiming for a traditional Chinese-style appearance.
- Heat vegetable oil generously in a pan, then add the cut eggplant and fry while turning it around to ensure even browning until it develops a deep golden color.
- Once nicely browned, transfer the eggplant to a plate or the side of the pan to cool slightly and prevent sogginess.
- Add more vegetable oil to the pan, then sauté generous amounts of sliced green onions followed by 150g of minced pork and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, stirring until well combined.
- When the pork is fully cooked and no longer pink, add 1 tablespoon of red pepper powder and stir-fry until a fragrant chili oil forms.
- Add gochujang 1 tablespoon, oyster sauce 1 tablespoon, and sugar 1 tablespoon one at a time, mixing well to blend the sauce without clumping. (If available, adding a small amount of doubanjiang enhances the authentic Chinese flavor.)
- Pour in 1/4 cup of water to add moisture to the rice bowl, then gently fold in the pre-roasted eggplant into the sauce just enough to combine.
- Place a serving of steaming hot rice into a bowl, top generously with the spicy eggplant sauce, and sprinkle with chopped scallions and sesame seeds.
- Cut eggplant diagonally thickly and roast it in a generously oiled pan until golden brown; set aside separately.
- Sauté green onion, minced pork, and minced garlic in oil, then season with red pepper powder, gochujang, oyster sauce, and sugar to create a spicy sauce.
- Add 1/4 cup of water and the roasted eggplant to the sauce, gently stir-frying once more before placing on top of warm rice and garnishing with scallions and sesame seeds.
Cooking tips 💡
- Eggplants absorb oil quickly like a sponge, so use plenty of vegetable oil at the beginning to properly sear the surface and achieve a crispy texture.
- Adding 1 tablespoon of doubanjiang greatly enhances the authentic Chinese flavor profile, giving the dish a deeper, more exotic taste.
- Avoid overcooking the eggplant in the sauce, as excess moisture can cause it to become soggy and lose its desirable chewy texture—just gently mix in the roasted eggplant at the end.
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