Ttukdak Hyung's Di San Xian

A Chinese stir-fry dish featuring eggplant, potatoes, and bell peppers coated in starch and fried, then quickly tossed in a savory soy sauce-based sauce.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who want to enjoy familiar vegetables like eggplant, potato, bell pepper, and shiitake mushrooms in a special Chinese dish.
  • People who want to taste the combination of crispy fried vegetables and savory soy sauce dressing.
  • Anyone looking for an exotic vegetable dish that is perfect as a side dish or with drinks.

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • Eggplant: 450g (3 pcs)
  • Potato: 300g (3 pcs)
  • Bell pepper: 200g
  • Shiitake mushroom: 40g
  • Potato starch
  • Cooking oil
  • Minced ginger: 5g
  • Green onion: 100g
  • Garlic: 30g
  • Soy sauce: 3 tbsp
  • Mirin: 3 tbsp
  • Oyster sauce: 2 tbsp
  • Sugar: 1 tbsp
  • Doubanjiang: 1 tbsp

Recipe 🍳

  1. Cut the ingredients below into bite-sized pieces and coat evenly with potato starch. 1) Eggplant 450g (3 pcs) 2) Potato 300g (3 pcs) 3) Bell pepper 200g 4) Shiitake mushroom 40g 5) Potato starch.
  2. Pour plenty of cooking oil into a pan and fry the vegetables at high heat.
  3. In another pan, add cooking oil and stir-fry the ingredients below. 1) Cooking oil 2) Minced ginger 5g 3) Green onion 100g 4) Garlic 30g.
  4. Mix the ingredients below to make the sauce. 1) Soy sauce 3 tbsp 2) Mirin 3 tbsp 3) Oyster sauce 2 tbsp 4) Sugar 1 tbsp 5) Doubanjiang 1 tbsp.
  5. Add the ingredients below to the pan with the stir-fried vegetables and mix to complete. 1) Prepared sauce 2) Fried vegetables.
  1. Cut eggplant, potato, bell pepper, and shiitake mushrooms into bite-sized pieces, coat evenly with potato starch, then deep-fry in hot oil until crispy.
  2. In another pan, stir-fry minced ginger, green onion, and garlic in oil to release their aroma, then mix soy sauce, mirin, oyster sauce, sugar, and doubanjiang to create a savory sauce.
  3. Add the fried vegetables to the prepared sauce and stir-fry quickly to coat, completing the Di San Xian with a crispy exterior and tender interior.

Cooking tips 💡

  • When tossing fried vegetables in sauce for Di San Xian, mix them quickly before the batter absorbs the sauce to maintain crispiness.
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