Serves 4
Large western eggplant works best in this dish. Freeze any leftover ground pork to use in dishes such as Lion's Head Meatball Stew (page 133).
Stuffed Eggplant
4 eggplants
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons soy sauce
¼ teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
2 pounds ground pork
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Wash the eggplants. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out as much of the middle as possible without splitting the eggplant. Discard the pulp.
- Mix the beaten egg, soy sauce, white pepper, and rice wine in with the pork, using your hands. Marinate the pork for 15 minutes.
- Take a quarter of the pork mixture and stuff it into each eggplant. If possible, cover with the top half of the eggplant.
- Place the stuffed eggplants in a baking dish. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until the eggplants are cooked.