Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Steamed Aborigine Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 fair-sized long type aborigine (eggplant)

• 3 oz. pork

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• 1 crushed clove garlic

• pinch each salt, sugar and Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

• 1/4 teaspoon soy sauce

• 1/4 pint (U.S. 5/8 cup) hot chicken stock

• 1/2 teaspoon corn-flour

• 1 dessertspoon water

• 1 onion 'flower'

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Method:

1. Wash the aborigine and steam it, tightly covered, for 20 minutes. Fairly finely chop the pork. Heat the oil. Fry the garlic till golden and discard it.

2. Add and fry the pork for 2-3 minutes, during which time add the seasonings and soy sauce. Add the stock, bring to the boil, then add the corn-flour, blended with the water. Boil for 1 1/2 minutes.

3. Place the aborigine, cut on the bias, in a heated serving dish and spoon the pork and sauce over it. Garnish with the onion 'flower'.