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Fish-Fragrant Eggplant With Minced Pork

Fishfrangrant Eggplant with minced pork in a bowl of sauce with white rice on the side.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Anne Eastman, Food Styling by Lillian Chou

If you would rather keep this savory fish-fragrant eggplant recipe completely vegetarian, you can simply swap out the minced pork for finely diced shiitake mushrooms and swap the oyster sauce for a vegetarian oyster-style sauce.

This recipe offers options for both deep-frying and pan-frying. Don’t ever pour excess oil down the drain—here’s a guide to how to discard cooking oil.

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