Deep and Tasty Sichuan Mapo Au

Find a recipe!

Select Country

Select All	Print Ingredients	Email Ingredients
Aubergine (medium)		1
Cornstarch		as required
Minced pork		100g
Garlic		1 clove
Ginger		1 thumb
Leek		10cm
Sweet miso (Tianmenjiang)		1.5 tbsp
Chinese chilli bean sauce		1.5 tbsp
Sake		1 tbsp
Light soy sauce		1.5 tbsp
Sugar		2 tsp
Pepper		a little
Chicken stock		150ml
Potato starch or cornflour in a bit of water		as required
Vinegar		1 tbsp

Method

Cook

15min

Peel the aubergines in stripes.

Chop into quarters then into bitesize pieces and dredge with cornstarch.

Deep fry in 160-180C hot oil for 60-90 seconds. This will make the outside crispy but the inside still soft.

Drain the aubergine and put aside. Put some oil in a frying pan and fry the minced pork on medium heat. When the pork is browned and the oil is clear, then add the seasonings.

Add the Tianmenjiang and chilli bean sauce and fry to combine. This is very important.

Add the sake, soy sauce,sugar and pepper and fry.

Add the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Add the finely chopped leek and mix well. Add the potato starch to thicken.

Add the fried aubergines from Step 3 and mix well. Turn off the heat and drizzle over the vinegar. Mix and serve!

Tips & Note

●A famous Chinese chef always says that a Mapo recipe is a masterclass in frying - you need to really fry the minced pork with the miso well. If you add the miso after the stock, neither the pork of the vegetables will get any flavour, so its essential to do it the right way round.

Similar Recipe

Chinese Pork on Wheat Noodles (Zha Jiang Mian) with Natto

Very healthy and full of flavour.

Natto, Minced pork, Spring onions, Garlic, Chinese wheat noodles, Dried shiitake mushroom, Miso (red), Soy sauce, Sugar, Sake, Mirin, Chinese chilli bean sauce, Sesame oil, Sea salt, Pepper

PRO

Rose Wine

Stir Fried Pork Belly with Spicy Garlic Aubergine

The combination of pork, chilli and aubergine is really outstanding.

Aubergine (eggplant), Pork belly slices, Rice wine (sake), Soy sauce, Red chilli, Ginger, Garlic, Spring onion, Vegetable oil, Balsamic vinegar, Sugar

HOME

Hualin

Stir Fried Pork and Bok Choy in Oyster Sauce

Delicious and tasty with a texture of crunchy vegetables.

Bok choy bunches, Pork loin fillet, Garlic and ginger, Salt & pepper, Soy sauce, Sesame oil, Cornflour (or potato starch), Oyster sauce, Rice wine (sake), Sugar (or mirin), Vegetable oil

HOME

Xiaojian

Spring Onion & Prawn Hu-Long

You won't be able to resist this light and airy dish!

Spring onions, Prawns, Sake , Ginger, Garlic, Salt & pepper, Egg whites, Cream of Tartare (if you have), Chicken stock, Potato starch, Sesame oil, Soy sauce, Spring onions (chopped), White pepper, Vinegar, Vegetable oil

PRO

yhiranuma

Aubergine And Pork Loin With Peri Peri Sticky Sauce

Aubergine goes brilliantly with hot sauce, whether you're from the West or the East.

Aubergine, ★Water, ★Chicken stock, ★Sake (or white wine), ★Sesame oil, ★Sugar, ★Soy sauce, ★Chinese chilli bean sauce, ★Miso (red), Potato starch (for the pork), Pork loin, Green pepper, Carrot (medium), ★Potato starch in a bit of water

HOME

Jojoma

Chinese Leaves in a Pork Miso Sauce

You'll get a lovely taste from the browned cabbage leaves.

Chinese leaves bunch, Sesame oil, pork belly, Spring onions, Ginger, Chinese chilli bean sauce, Soy sauce, Miso, Sugar, Sake, Water, Potato starch in 1 tbsp water

PRO

Mizue

All New Recipes

Shrimp Puttanesca

It’s easy to enhance flavor of shrimp while pairing it with pasta in a single dish, Shrimp Puttanesca. This history of puttanesca sauce is interesting as it was developed in Naples by prostitutes to lure in potential customers who were hungry but also interested in other services.

HOME

POV Italian Cooking

Pasta e Fagioli

Originally an Italian peasant dish but now an Italian-American comfort food, Pasta e Fagioli is fairly quick to make and packed with flavor. See how to make pasta and bean soup in Episode 78

HOME

POV Italian Cooking

Candied Prosciutto

Yes, prosciutto, which is the best of the Italian cured meats, can be made even better! Candied Prosciutto takes this popular Italian cold cut delicacy and makes it exponentially better. See how to make Candied Prosciutto at https://youtu.be/DMU-GTVae1A

HOME

POV Italian Cooking

Italian Sub Bread

See how to make this bread at https://youtu.be/wi5WTGLGuRc

HOME

POV Italian Cooking

Ciabatta Bread

Ciabatta bread, a classic Italian bread, was developed in response to the French Baguette that had spread across the country. Ciabatta is Italian word meaning slipper which also describes the shape and thickness of the bread. See how to make it at https://youtu.be/TzH7DEHlRcU

HOME

POV Italian Cooking

Negroni

Great cocktail! See how to make this at https://youtu.be/v46XYLMz1dw

london dry gin, sweet vermouth, compari

HOME

POV Italian Cooking

cookbuzz