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Mapo Eggplant Ankake Yakisoba - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Mapo Eggplant Ankake Yakisoba.
We made a mapo eggplant which also goes well with rice, into Japanese stir-fried noodles (yakisoba) with ankake starchy sauce. The colors of the eggplant and Japanese green bell pepper (piman) are vivid, and a little spicy and savory sauce combines with the noodles and appetizes you. Please adjust the amount of chili bean sauce (tobandjan) according to your preference, and enjoy with the spiciness you like.

Cook time

20 minutes

Ingredients
1 serving

  • Stir fry noodles (Yakisoba)
    1 head(s)
  • Eggplant
    1
  • Japanese green bell pepper (Piman)
    1
  • Ground pork
    80 g
  • Water
    100 ml
  • (A)Grated ginger
    1/2 tsp
  • (A)Grated garlic
    1/2 tsp
  • (A)Chili bean sauce (Tobandjan)
    1 tsp
  • (A)Miso
    1 tsp
  • (B)Chicken soup stock (powder, cube, liquid)
    1 tsp
  • (B)Soy sauce
    1/2 tbsp
  • (B)Sake
    1/2 tbsp
  • (B)Sugar
    1 tsp
  • Starch and water mixture
    1 tbsp
  • Sesame oil
    2 tbsp
  • Chili threads
    as needed

How to make

  1. 1. Cut the eggplant stem off, cut it in half, then cut it to 0.4-inch width. Remove the core of the bell pepper and cut it to 0.4-inch width.
  2. 2. Put Japanese stir-fried noodles (yakisoba) noodles in a heat-resistant bowl, wrap it, then microwave it for 1 minute at 600W.
  3. 3. Put the sesame oil and Step 2 in a medium heated pan and lightly stir-fry it, then take it out.
  4. 4. Put ingredient (A) in the same pan and heat it over low heat until it becomes fragrant. Add ground pork, turn the heat down to medium, and stir-fry it until it is cooked through.
  5. 5. Add Step 1 and stir-fry it until the eggplant is cooked through, then add ingredient (B) and water and bring it to a boil.
  6. 6. Add starch and water mixture and cook over medium heat until it thickens, then remove from the heat. Place chili threads in a bowl with Step 3 and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

Make starch and water mixture with the ratio of Starch 1 and Water 2. Also, please adjust the amount of starch you use according to the thickness of the mixture. Please adjust the spiciness of to your liking.