Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

perfect for a quick midweek dinner

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 1m
Cook Time: 14m
Total Time: 15m
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (16 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

222
Calories
12.8g
Fat
10.7g
Carbohydrate
17.3g
Protein
41mg
Cholesterol
735mg
Sodium
Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

This Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry is a quick and easy midweek meal that you can cook and have on the table in under 15 minutes. You will be surprised by how much flavor is packed into this simple dish.

Start by cooking eggplant in a skillet. Remove and set aside. Add onions and garlic to the pan and stir in ground pork. Once the pork is cooked, add zucchini, chili garlic sauce, fish sauce, and rice vinegar. Return the eggplant to the skillet and cook until it is heated through.

To make my Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Cook eggplant

    5 min
    Step 1 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-FryStep 1 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

    Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, followed by the eggplant. Cook for 3-5 minutes and turn occasionally. Remove the seared eggplant from the pan and set aside.

  2. 2

    Sauté onions and garlic

    1 min
    Step 2 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

    Pour the remaining tablespoon of olive oil into the skillet. Add ½ diced onion and 3 minced cloves of garlic. Sauté for 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Add ground pork and zucchini

    3 min
    Step 3 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-FryStep 3 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

    Stir in ½ pound of ground pork and cook for 3 minutes, until the pork is browned all over.

  4. 4

    Add zucchini, chili garlic sauce, fish sauce and rice vinegar

    3 min
    Step 4 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-FryStep 4 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

    Stir in 1 medium chopped zucchini, 2 tablespoons each of chili garlic sauce and fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar. Cook for about 3 minutes until the zucchini is tender.

  5. 5

    Add eggplant

    2 min
    Step 5 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-FryStep 5 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

    Return the cooked eggplant to the skillet and continue to cook for 2 minutes until the eggplant is heated through and has soaked up some of the sauce.

  6. 6

    Serve

    1 min
    Step 6 - Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry

    Serve immediately with white rice or noodles.

Nutritional Information

222
Calories
12.8g
Fat
10.7g
Carbohydrate
17.3g
Protein
41mg
Cholesterol
735mg
Sodium

This Eggplant and Chili Garlic Pork Stir-Fry is quick and simple to make. A perfect midweek meal! Try it soon and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your dinner posts.

Bethany Lim

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Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.

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