Thai
Pad Makeua Moo (Stir-Fried Eggplant with Pork)
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Pad Makeua Moo (Stir-Fried Eggplant with Pork) is Thai home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Cut the eggplants into 2-inch batons and soak them in a bowl of salted water while you prep, to keep them from browning.
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Mince the garlic and chilies together.
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Heat the oil in a wok over high heat and fry the garlic and chili until fragrant, about 20 seconds.
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Add the ground pork and stir-fry, breaking it up, until browned, about 5 minutes.
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Drain the eggplant well and add it to the wok with a splash of water.
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Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the eggplant is tender, about 6 minutes.
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Season with the fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar and toss to coat.
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Kill the heat, fold in the Thai basil until wilted, and serve hot over the jasmine rice.
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Serve it with
A Thai dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Pad Makeua Moo (Stir-Fried Eggplant with Pork), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Pad Makeua Moo (Stir-Fried Eggplant with Pork) carries gluten, soy, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Gaeng Som Pla (Thai Sour Curry with Fish and Vegetables) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | Yes | Gaeng Som Pla (Thai Sour Curry with Fish and Vegetables) |
| Fish | Yes | Jok Moo (Rice Congee with Pork Meatballs) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 470 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 51 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 360 mg
- Saturated fat
- 6 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Pad Makeua Moo (Stir-Fried Eggplant with Pork) takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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