Spicy Eggplant with Minced "Pork" (Easy Vegan Recipe) 🍆🍚

minced pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake.

rice vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds flavor with fewer calories.

chili paste

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Sriracha offers a milder spice, while red pepper flakes are often cheaper.

Slice the eggplant into one-inch thick pieces.

Prepare a vinegar bath by mixing water with vinegar and soak the eggplant to retain its purple color.

While the eggplant soaks, cut up a chili for extra heat.

In a pan, heat some oil and cook down ginger and garlic with the plant-based ground meat and chili, adding seasoning as desired.

Pat the soaked eggplant dry from the vinegar bath.

Stir-fry the eggplant until it gets a bit tender and retains its purple color.

Mix back in the cooked plant-based ground meat and add the sauce, stirring to thicken with a bit of chili oil to taste.

Serve on a plate and enjoy with rice or noodles, finishing off with a bit more chili and cilantro.

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