Hiyayakko is a Japanese warm-weather starter or side ... topped with a savory ground pork and eggplant stir-fry. The combination of cold, custardy tofu and hot, saucy pork is exactly what I ...

Easy stir fry recipe with eggplant and pork ... Cook for 1 minute or until soft and then stir in the ground pork. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until the pork is browned. Stir in the zucchini ...

Stirfry for 10 seconds, then add the ground pork and chili garlic sauce. When pork is fully cooked, add the eggplant and stir for a minute to mix everything together. Add the soy sauce ...

I use chili crisp and mushroom-flavored soy sauce to quickly add umami and depth to ground pork ... transfer the roasted eggplant onto a large serving platter, top with the pork sauce, and garnish ...

August is peak eggplant season; look for Japanese and Chinese eggplants for ... oil in same skillet. Cook pork, breaking into small pieces, until browned, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and sesame ...

2.Steam Japanese eggplant until tender (4-5 minutes), then set aside. Meanwhile, thinly slice apple eggplant on a mandolin and stand in iced water to crisp (4-5 minutes). 3.Heat oil in a wok or deep ...

Eggplant is actually a fruit from the nightshade family, there are many different varieties but the one used here is a Japanese eggplant ... mince the pork and also chop the garlic and shallot ...

This vegan eggplant dish ... spice grinder or traditional Japanese tool called a suribachi. Put the ground sesame seeds in a bowl with the toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, mirin and brown sugar.