Chinese Crispy Fried Stuffed Eggplants 炸香酥酿茄子

I saw a crispy fried eggplant photo shared by Nami Just One Cookbook in her Instagram, she had this dish in a Chinese restaurant. I know it must be very delicious, as I always prefer eggplant to be deep fried. So I created this recipe and it was well received by my family, even my kids not fancy with eggplant, also gave thumbs up.

 

stuffed eggplants before deep fry

 

after deep fried

 

Love the taste of the sweet sauce that I mix and match, sour,salty and sweet, perfectly matched with this crispy fried stuffed eggplants.

Chinese Crispy Fried Stuffed Eggplants 炸香酥酿茄子

2 long eggplants 

Stuffed ingredients

200g minced pork

1tsp Chinese rice wine

1tsp light soy sauce

White pepper

A pinch of salt 

For the sweet sauce

3tbsp water

2tbsp sugar

1tbsp tomato ketchup

1tbsp dark vinegar

1tsp dark soy sauce

1tsp light soy sauce

1/4tsp Worcestershire sauce

A pinch of salt 

For coating – 2 egg white, rice flour or corn flour , or crispy batter recipe here

Method

1. Cut eggplant slanted about 3cm into few pieces, then cut the middle of the eggplant almost but not all the way through.
2. Mix well the stuffed ingredients, then stuffed into each of the eggplant.
3. Dip eggplant in the egg white, then coat with rice flour, deep fry till golden brown.
4. Cook the sweet sauce in a saucepan, spread the sweet sauce over deep fried eggplants. Enjoy while hot..

Recipe by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover