Japanese Mabo Tofu With Eggplant

Japanese Mabo Tofu With Eggplant

  Ready in : 45 mins

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Japanese Mabo Tofu With Eggplant a try. One portion of this dish contains about 20g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 397 calories. This recipe serves 4. For $1.68 per serving, this recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodista has 2 fans. If you have ginger, sesame oil, oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Only a few people really liked this Japanese dish. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 42%. This score is good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Japanese Mabo Tofu With Eggplant, Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu), and Japanese Eggplant.

Ingredients

japanese rice

japanese rice

4 servings

eggplant

eggplant

1 small

onion

onion

1 medium size

ginger

ginger

1 tablespoon

garlic cloves

garlic cloves

2

ground beef

ground beef

0.75 pound

spring onions

spring onions

4

oil

oil

2 tablespoons

sesame oil

sesame oil

1 tablespoon

soy sauce

soy sauce

6 tablespoons

cooking sake

cooking sake

2 tablespoons

sugar

sugar

1.5 teaspoons

water

water

2 tablespoons

to-ban-jan

to-ban-jan

1 tablespoon

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Cook rice according to directions on package (I like to use Nishiki rice).

    rice

    rice

  2. 2
    Slice eggplant lengthwise into 4 strips. Slice horizontally into quarters. Set aside.

    eggplant

    eggplant

  3. 3
    In a pan over medium/high heat, add 2 tbsp oil, garlic, ginger, onions and half of the spring onions. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until onions are translucent.

    spring onions

    spring onions

    garlic

    garlic

    ginger

    ginger

    onion

    onion

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  4. 4
    Add ground beef and season with a bit of salt & pepper. When the meat is cooked, add to-ban-jan and stir.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    ground beef

    ground beef

    meat

    meat

  5. 5
    Add sesame oil and eggplant and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the strips are soft and cooked through.

    sesame oil

    sesame oil

    eggplant

    eggplant

  6. 6
    Add tofu and delicately break it up while mixing it in.

    tofu

    tofu

  7. 7
    Add sake, sugar, water, 4 tbsp soy sauce, stir and cook for a couple of minutes.

    soy sauce

    soy sauce

    sugar

    sugar

    water

    water

    sake

    sake

  8. 8
    Add the remaining 2 tbsp soy sauce and spring onions, stir and turn the heat off.

    spring onions

    spring onions

    soy sauce

    soy sauce

  9. 9
    Serve over rice.

    rice

    rice