Chinese Cuisine
Crispy Fried Stuffed Eggplant
A classic Chinese home-style dish featuring tender eggplant slices stuffed with seasoned pork filling, coated in a light batter, and deep-fried until golden and crispy. Finished with a sprinkle of salt and pepper seasoning for extra flavor.
- Total
- 30 minutes
Quick Recipe Summary
- Cuisine
- Chinese
- Category
- Chinese Cuisine
- Method
- Frying
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Main Ingredient
- arge Eggplant
About This Recipe
A classic Chinese home-style dish featuring tender eggplant slices stuffed with seasoned pork filling, coated in a light batter, and deep-fried until golden and crispy. Finished with a sprinkle of salt and pepper seasoning for extra flavor.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Ready in about 30 minutes, so it can fit into a busy cooking day.
- Beginner-friendly enough for cooks who are still building confidence in the kitchen.
- Helpful for practicing timing, heat control, and the order of adding ingredients.
- Shows a practical way to cook pork with clear preparation and cooking cues.
- Gives the dish a clear savory and fragrant flavor profile without making the method feel complicated.
Ingredients
- 1 large Eggplant
- 200 g Ground Pork
- As needed Corn Oil
- 120 g All-Purpose Flour
- 2 g Baking Powder
- 10 g Ginger
- 1 stalk Green Onion
- 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Cooking Wine
- 1/2 tsp Chinese Five-Spice Seasoning
- To taste Salt
- To taste Salt and Pepper Seasoning
Ingredient Notes
These notes explain the role of the main ingredients so the recipe is easier to adjust.
arge Eggplant
This ingredient helps define the flavor, texture, or structure of the dish.
Ground Pork
Pork brings savory depth and works well with ginger, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, and vegetables.
Corn Oil
This ingredient helps define the flavor, texture, or structure of the dish.
All-Purpose Flour
This ingredient helps define the flavor, texture, or structure of the dish.
Ingredients & Techniques Used in This Recipe
These guides explain the key sauces, ingredients, and cooking techniques used in this recipe, so you can understand the dish instead of only following steps.
Sauce
Shaoxing Wine
Chinese cooking wine used in marinades, stir-fries, braises, and sauces.
Sauce
Oyster Sauce
A savory sauce for glossy stir-fries, vegetables, marinades, and meat dishes.
Sauce
Light Soy Sauce
The everyday soy sauce for salt, umami, marinades, and stir-fry seasoning.
Ingredient
Chinese Eggplant
A tender eggplant variety that absorbs sauces well in stir-fries and braises.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Cut the pork into small pieces and blend with ginger until finely minced.
Step 2
Finely chop the green onion.
Step 3
Combine the minced pork with green onion, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, cooking wine, and Chinese five-spice seasoning.
Step 4
Mix thoroughly until the filling is evenly seasoned.
Step 5
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and water to make a smooth batter.
Step 6
Wash the eggplant and slice it into thick rounds.
Step 7
Spread a layer of pork filling onto one eggplant slice.
Step 8
Cover with another eggplant slice to form a stuffed eggplant sandwich.
Step 9
Repeat until all stuffed eggplant pieces are prepared.
Step 10
Lightly coat each stuffed eggplant piece with dry flour.
Step 11
Dip each piece into the prepared batter until evenly coated.
Step 12
Heat oil to about 325°F (160°C) and carefully add the eggplant pieces. Fry slowly until golden.
Step 13
Turn occasionally to ensure even cooking and fry until the pork filling is fully cooked.
Step 14
Remove and drain excess oil.
Step 15
Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper seasoning before serving.
Cooking Tips
- For extra crispiness, let the battered eggplant rest for a few minutes before frying. Maintain a medium oil temperature to ensure the pork cooks through without burning the batter. Serve immediately while hot and crispy.
Serving Suggestions
- Serve it with steamed rice when you want a simple Chinese home-cooked meal.
- Pair it with one vegetable dish and one soup or tofu dish for a balanced Chinese meal.
- Use the recipe card below when you want a quick cooking reference after reading the full notes.
Recipe Card
A classic Chinese home-style dish featuring tender eggplant slices stuffed with seasoned pork filling, coated in a light batter, and deep-fried until golden and crispy. Finished with a sprinkle of salt and pepper seasoning for extra flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 large Eggplant
- 200 g Ground Pork
- As needed Corn Oil
- 120 g All-Purpose Flour
- 2 g Baking Powder
- 10 g Ginger
- 1 stalk Green Onion
- 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Cooking Wine
- 1/2 tsp Chinese Five-Spice Seasoning
- To taste Salt
- To taste Salt and Pepper Seasoning
Method
- Cut the pork into small pieces and blend with ginger until finely minced.
- Finely chop the green onion.
- Combine the minced pork with green onion, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, cooking wine, and Chinese five-spice seasoning.
- Mix thoroughly until the filling is evenly seasoned.
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and water to make a smooth batter.
- Wash the eggplant and slice it into thick rounds.
- Spread a layer of pork filling onto one eggplant slice.
- Cover with another eggplant slice to form a stuffed eggplant sandwich.
- Repeat until all stuffed eggplant pieces are prepared.
- Lightly coat each stuffed eggplant piece with dry flour.
- Dip each piece into the prepared batter until evenly coated.
- Heat oil to about 325°F (160°C) and carefully add the eggplant pieces. Fry slowly until golden.
- Turn occasionally to ensure even cooking and fry until the pork filling is fully cooked.
- Remove and drain excess oil.
- Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper seasoning before serving.
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