Eggplant with Pork
Prep Time: 5-10 minutes
Servings: 3-5
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
4 eggplants
1 lb of pork, cut into small chunks
The juice of 1 freshly squeezed lime juice
¼ teaspoon of oregano & black pepper
4 cloves of garlic
1 large onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoon of tomato paste
1 Maggi chicken bullion
3 tablespoon of oil
2-3 cups of water
Salt to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
TIP: Another way of making this dish is to peel the eggplants and cut then into cubes. Soak them in water with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of vinegar for 10 minutes (to remove bitterness & seeds). Rinse excess seeds and add to pork
If you choose to follow the above tip, skip step 1 and cook it with meat 20-25 minutes
Bake eggsplants at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes
Let them cool. Peel and pour eggplant in a bowl
Wash the pork and season with oregano, garlic, salt, limejuice and pepper
In a pot, heat oil and brown the meat. Do not discard the marinate. Instead, add a bit of water and use it to deglaze the meat
Then add the onions, chicken bullion, tomato paste green pepper and water
Coover and cook on medium heat for about 30 minutes or meat is tender.
Add the eggplants and cook for about 20 minutes
Serve with white rice
Enjoy!