勾芡、豆瓣醬、溫潤甘味,
是日本『中華料理』的三大關鍵字。
茄子事先裹粉過油煎炸定型,這道以白味噌調和辣豆瓣醬烹煮的【麻婆茄子】完全不油膩也不會軟呼呼,連討厭吃茄子的我完全迷上自此愛上。

麻婆茄子 (4人份)
圓茄子 1顆
豬絞肉 500g
米酒 1大匙
白味噌 1大匙
辣豆瓣醬 4茶匙
砂糖 1大匙
醬油 4茶匙
生薑 5g
蒜頭 5瓣
蔥綠 20g
蔥白 20g
辣椒 1根
白胡椒粉 依個人口味適量
水100ml
橄欖油 2大匙
麵粉 1大匙(拌茄子裹粉用)
太白粉 1/4茶匙(勾芡用)

麻婆茄子
美味秘訣
1.茄子拌麵粉煎過避免吃油
2.李錦記辣豆瓣醬+白味噌=完美微辣回甘
3.蔥白蔥綠分批入鍋
麻婆茄子 料理步驟
日式麻婆最神奇的就是川菜必用的主角「花椒」竟然缺席,取而代之的竟然是溫潤甘甜的白味增!日式【麻婆茄子】味覺基調是豆瓣醬的鹹辣帶出味增甘甜風味;和傳統川式麻婆辣味直球對決比起來,溫柔卻不失個性,是白飯小偷界的雅痞。
Instead of using Sichuan peppercorn, Japanese people tend to add white miso when making Japanese-Chinese style“mapo”. Together with chili bean sauce, Japanese mapo eggplant is indulgent with mild spiciness and sweetness. Often served with rice, one cannot have enough of mapo eggplant but to finish the whole bowl of rice and desire for more.
#1 茄子裹粉煎炸
圓茄子(1顆)洗淨滾刀切成小塊後,立刻用麵粉(1大匙)均勻裹覆每一面。接著平底不沾鍋加橄欖油(2大匙)熱鍋後,把裹粉後的茄子每面煎到上色,備用

Chop an eggplant into moderate pieces, sprinkle the flour ( 1 S) on chopped eggplant and make each façade covered with flour evenly. Get a frying pan then add olive oil(2 S) and deep fried the eggplant till all pieces have this mild golden color. Save the deep fried eggplant for later.
#2爆香加絞肉調味
接著於Le Cruset鑄鐵鍋中加橄欖油(適量)和切好的蔥白蔥段(20g)、蒜末(5瓣)、辣椒末(1根)、生薑泥(5g)爆香;再加豬絞肉(500g)、米酒(1大匙)炒到豬肉上色後,加入白味噌(1大匙)、辣豆瓣醬(4茶匙)、砂糖(1大匙)、醬油(4茶匙)拌炒均勻。


Heat up a Le Cruset pot with some olive oil, then add cut green onion (use the white stem part, 20g) , minced garlic ( 5 cloves), chopped fresh chili ( 1 ), ginger puree( 20g) and sauté until you can smell the beautiful smell of spice symphony.
Add minced pork(500g) and rice wine (1 S) to the pot. Keep stir-frying until the meat is well-done. Then, add white miso (1 S), chili bean sauce (4 ts), sugar (1 S), soy sauce (4ts) and stir-fry all ingredients properly.
#3 加入茄子煮滾後勾芡
再來,於鑄鐵鍋中倒入事先煎炸好的茄子,拌炒至煮滾,

加入將太白粉(1/4茶匙)和水(100ml)攪拌均勻製作的勾芡粉漿後、再次煮滾,試一下味道確認是否需要加鹽巴調整鹹淡,就完成囉!

上桌前只需要再次煮滾【麻婆茄子】並灑上白胡椒粉(依個人口味適量)和綠蔥花(20g),即可熱騰騰華麗登場~

Finally, put pre-deep-fried eggplant into the pot, scramble gently till the sauce is boiled. Use a bowl, then mix potato starch power ( 1/4 ts) and water (100ml) and blend them well. Add the potato starch liquid into the pot and cook to boil. You may taste if the mapo eggplant needs a pinch of salt. Ta-Da~ here comes the tasty Japanese mapo eggplant!
Before you serve, you may reheat the mapo eggplant to steaming hot, then sprinkle some white pepper( to your personal taste) and garnish with chopped green onion(20g) to bring out the best aroma of mapo eggplant!
白飯小偷 微波加熱也好吃
和傳統川菜麻婆精髓「麻、辣、燙、香、色」一點都不像,但日式【麻婆茄子】微辣回甘的魔性滋味,卻能讓人瞬間扒光2碗飯,是我們家最愛的絞肉料理之一。
熱到燙舌頭的【麻婆茄子】鋪在剛煮好的白飯上,顧不得燙、迫不及待唏哩呼嚕一勺又一勺送入嘴裡,真的好吃到讓人停不下來!

通常我都會預留一份【麻婆茄子】讓半獸人先生隔日帶去公司當的午餐,微波加熱後風味更甚;微辣尾韻回甘的絕妙滋味不止日本人喜歡、對嗜糖如癡的荷蘭同事根本是世界上最夢幻的「中華風」麻婆作法。
