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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Japanese >> Japanese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soak the dried shrimp in a few tablespoons of hot water for about 5 minutes; drain, rinse, then mince the shrimp. | 2. Cut the eggplant into chunks on the bias. | 3. Cut at an angle, then rotate the eggplant a half turn, then cut on the bias again, repeat. | 4. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok or large skillet over medium high heat. | 5. Add the chopped zha cai and minced dried shrimp, cook for a minute or two in the hot oil. | 6. Add the chili paste, green onions, minced ginger, and minced garlic and cook until the mixture is fragrant, about 1 minute. | 7. Add the eggplant and stir to coat the pieces in the chili mixture, cook for a minute. | 8. Add the soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, and about a 1/4 cup of water. | 9. Cover and steam until eggplant are tender but not mushy. | 10. Stir occasionally, don't be too rough or you'll smash the eggplant. | 11. Season to taste with more soy sauce or salt. | 12. Garnish with sliced green onions (green part only; serve with brown or white rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
vegetable oil	2	tablespoons		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
zha cai mustard tuber	2	ounces	minced drained pickled	50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
shrimp	2	tablespoons	minced	-	-	-	-
chili bean sauce	1/4	cup		50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
green onion	3		sliced	57.51	12.2262	2.0661	1.0011
ginger	1	teaspoon	minced grated	1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
garlic clove	4		minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
japanese eggplant	4			50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
soy sauce	2	tablespoons		16.96	1.5776	2.6048	0.1824
sugar	1/2	teaspoon		9.177	2.2954	0.0	0.0
white pepper				-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
green onion			sliced	57.51	12.2262	2.0661	1.0011

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.