Chinese Stuffed Eggplant in Air Fryer Recipe (No air fryer? Just steam it!) | FullHappyBelly

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground chicken is often more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is a lower-sodium option.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers health benefits, while canola is more budget-friendly.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is gluten-free, while flour is often less expensive.

Dice one stock of green onion.

In a bowl, combine 300 g of ground pork with 1 tbsp of oyster sauce, 1 tsp of soy sauce, 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp of black pepper, 1/2 tsp of rice cooking wine, 1 tbsp of corn starch, and 1 tbsp of oil.

Mix all the ingredients together well.

Add half of the diced green onion to the mixture and continue mixing.

Set the marinated pork aside to marinate for 10 minutes.

Rinse three small Chinese eggplants clean and remove the ends.

Cut a slit in each piece of eggplant for stuffing.

Stuff a generous amount of the marinated pork into each eggplant.

Lightly brush oil on the stuffed eggplants.

Place the eggplants in the air fryer basket, standing up if necessary.

Spray some oil onto the eggplants.

Set the air fryer temperature to 180°C and the timer for 12 minutes.

After 12 minutes, check the air fryer stuffed eggplants.

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