Spicy Stir-Fried Eggplant
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A quick, savory, and spicy stir-fry featuring tender Asian eggplant and ground turkey tossed in a rich oyster sauce base. Infused with chili oil, garlic, and fresh chilies, this dish is highly aromatic and perfect for a satisfying weeknight meal over warm rice.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Prep all the vegetables and slice the eggplant into half-moon shapes. → Stir-fry garlic and onions in chili oil over high heat until aromatic. → Add ground turkey, break it down, and cook until browned. → Stir in the eggplant, oyster sauce, chicken stock, sugar, and pepper, cooking until the eggplant is tender. → Turn off the heat, toss in the chilies and green onions, and garnish with sesame seeds and sesame oil.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Prep all the vegetables and slice the eggplant into half-moon shapes. → Stir-fry garlic and onions in chili oil over high heat until aromatic. → Add ground turkey, break it down, and cook until browned. → Stir in the eggplant, oyster sauce, chicken stock, sugar, and pepper, cooking until the eggplant is tender. → Turn off the heat, toss in the chilies and green onions, and garnish with sesame seeds and sesame oil.
Introduction
A quick, savory, and spicy stir-fry featuring tender Asian eggplant and ground turkey tossed in a rich oyster sauce base. Infused with chili oil, garlic, and fresh chilies, this dish is highly aromatic and perfect for a satisfying weeknight meal over warm rice.
Step 1
Prepare the vegetables: chop the garlic, small-dice the onion, slice the red chili, and chop the green onions.
Step 2
Slice the Asian eggplant in half lengthwise, then cut into 1/2-inch thick half-moon pieces.
Step 3
Heat a wok over high heat. Before the wok gets scorching hot, add the chili oil, chopped garlic, and diced onion. Stir-fry slowly for about 1 minute to release the aromatics.
Step 4
Add the ground turkey into the wok. Break it down using a spatula and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the meat has golden edges and is about 3/4 cooked through.
Step 5
Add the sliced eggplant, oyster sauce, chicken stock, sugar, and black pepper. Stir-fry everything together for about 3 to 4 minutes on high heat until the eggplant is tender and the turkey is fully cooked.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
If you cannot find long Asian eggplants, any variety of eggplant (such as small Italian or larger Western eggplants) will work.
To make this dish vegetarian or vegan, substitute the ground turkey with firm tofu, use vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce instead of standard oyster sauce, and use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.
Do not skip the sesame oil and sesame seeds at the very end, as they elevate the overall aroma and flavor profile significantly.
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