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title: "Braised Eggplant and Potato (茄子炖土豆)"
description: "Braised Eggplant and Potato is a Northeastern home-style braised dish with a soft, savory texture, a hint of chili pepper heat, and garlic aroma — it goes with rice beautifully. Eggplant is rich in anthocyanins and dietary fiber, potato provides carbohydrates and vitamin C, and the pork adds protein, making it nutritionally balanced and satisfying."
image: "https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou.jpg"
url: "https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/r/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/"
---

# Braised Eggplant and Potato

**茄子炖土豆 · qié zi dùn tǔ dòu**

> Time: 45 min · Difficulty: Medium · Calories: 623 kcal · Serves: 1 serving · Category: [Vegetables](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/vegetable_dish/) (素菜)

Braised Eggplant and Potato is a Northeastern home-style braised dish with a soft, savory texture, a hint of chili pepper heat, and garlic aroma — it goes with rice beautifully. Eggplant is rich in anthocyanins and dietary fiber, potato provides carbohydrates and vitamin C, and the pork adds protein, making it nutritionally balanced and satisfying.

![](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou.jpg)

## Ingredients

- 1 piece (about 150 g) Eggplant (茄子) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose fresh eggplant with glossy, dark purple skin and a springy feel
- 1 piece (about 150 g) Potato (土豆) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose potatoes with smooth skin, no sprouts, and no green patches
- 180 g Meat (肉) — per serving
  - Tip: Prefer pork with a bit of fat for a richer flavor
- 50 g Chili pepper (辣椒) — per serving
  - Tip: Must use green chili peppers — do not substitute with chili powder or chili oil
- 15 ml Soy sauce (酱油) — per serving
  - Tip: Regular light soy sauce or braising soy sauce both work
- 5 g Salt (盐) — per serving
  - Tip: Regular table salt
- 3 cloves Garlic (蒜) — per serving
  - Tip: Note: 3 small cloves, not 3 whole heads
- 13 ml Cooking oil (油) — per serving
  - Tip: Regular vegetable oil

## Tools

Wok, Cleaver / chef's knife, Cutting board, Pot lid, Spatula

## Method (10 steps)

1. **Prep the Ingredients** — Wash the eggplant, potato, and chili pepper. Peel the garlic and crush it.
   - Duration: 5 min
   - Tip: Crushing the garlic releases its aroma more easily
   ![Step 1: Prep the Ingredients](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_1.jpg)
2. **Cut the Ingredients** — Cut the eggplant and potato into cubes of about 6 cubic centimeters, the chili pepper into small pieces of 5g each, and the meat into 3cm strips.
   - Duration: 10 min
   - Tip: Uniform sizes help everything cook through at the same time
   ![Step 2: Cut the Ingredients](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_2.jpg)
3. **Heat the Wok with Cold Oil** — Turn on the heat, warm the wok, and add the required amount of cooking oil.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Make sure the bottom of the wok heats evenly
   ![Step 3: Heat the Wok with Cold Oil](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_3.jpg)
4. **Sizzle the Chili Pepper** — When you see a wisp of smoke rising from the oil, add the chili pepper.
   - Duration: 10 sec
   - Tip: Smoke means the oil is hot enough to quickly release the chili pepper's aroma
   ![Step 4: Sizzle the Chili Pepper](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_4.jpg)
5. **Stir-fry the Meat** — Once the chili pepper aroma is released, immediately add the meat and stir-fry with a spatula for 30 seconds.
   - Duration: 30 sec
   - Tip: If the bottom of the wok dries out, add 5ml of water
   ![Step 5: Stir-fry the Meat](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_5.jpg)
6. **Stir-fry the Potato** — Add the potato and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
   - Duration: 30 sec
   - Tip: If the bottom of the wok dries out, add 5ml of water
   ![Step 6: Stir-fry the Potato](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_6.jpg)
7. **Stir-fry the Eggplant** — Add the eggplant and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
   - Duration: 30 sec
   - Tip: If the bottom of the wok dries out, add 5ml of water
   ![Step 7: Stir-fry the Eggplant](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_7.jpg)
8. **Season and Stir-fry** — Add soy sauce and salt, and continue stir-frying for 5 minutes.
   - Duration: 5 min
   - Tip: Stir-fry thoroughly so the soy sauce color coats the ingredients evenly
   ![Step 8: Season and Stir-fry](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_8.jpg)
9. **Add Water and Simmer** — Add water until it reaches 0.9 times the height of the ingredients in the wok, then cover with the pot lid.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Don't fully submerge the ingredients — 0.9 times their height is ideal
   ![Step 9: Add Water and Simmer](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_9.jpg)
10. **Reduce the Sauce and Serve** — Wait until the water level drops to 0.1 times the height of the ingredients, then remove the lid, add the garlic, stir to combine, and turn off the heat.
   - Duration: 20 min
   - Tip: Adding the garlic last is the finishing touch — it preserves the raw garlic's pungent aroma
   ![Step 10: Reduce the Sauce and Serve](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou/step_10.jpg)

## Tips

- During steps 5–7, watch the bottom of the wok: if there's no liquid (oil or water), add 5ml of water and continue stir-frying.
- Mastering the heat for stir-frying and reducing the sauce can be challenging for beginners.
- Make sure to use fresh green chili peppers — do not substitute with chili powder or chili oil.
- The garlic amount is 3 small cloves — not 3 whole heads of garlic.

## Overview image

![Braised Eggplant and Potato — ingredients and steps overview](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/overview/vegetable_dish_qie-zi-dun-tu-dou_overview.jpg)

## Source

Recipe text from [HowToCook](https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook), structured by [Vibe Cook](https://github.com/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend). Public domain (Unlicense).

Original: https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook/blob/master/dishes/vegetable_dish/茄子炖土豆.md

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