Description
The flagship home-cooked dish of Northeast China. Eggplant, potato, and green pepper—the 'Three Fresh Delights of the Earth'—are each deep-fried separately, then violently tossed together in a savory soy glaze. Despite containing ZERO meat, its richness makes endless rice disappear.
Restaurants serving Di San Xian (Stir-fried Eggplant, Potato, and Pepper)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Eggplant
- Potato
- Green bell pepper
- Garlic
- Soy sauce
- Sugar
- Black vinegar
- Potato starch
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe & Differences]
- (Veg Prep) Chop eggplant, potato, and green pepper into large chunks.
- [The Ultimate Pro Skill - Frying]: Before stir-frying, flash-fry (Guo You) each vegetable separately in high-temp oil. Fry potatoes until crispy outside/fluffy inside. Fry eggplant until it acts like an oil sponge, slightly charred and meltingly soft. Fry peppers for just seconds to keep them vivid.
- Leave a little oil in the wok, bloom scallion, ginger, and massive garlic.
- Pour in a sauce of soy, salt, sugar, a dash of black vinegar, and chicken broth.
- Dump in the fried veggies, add starch slurry, and let the vegetables completely absorb the thick glaze. Creates a heavy, profound umami surpassing meat dishes.
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Key spices
Sweetness of fried veg、Charred soy sauce and garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Can be perfectly made with Japanese ingredients)
Pairing
White Rice (Absolutely mandatory) / Beer
Trivia
[Trivia] 'San Xian' means three fresh ingredients. A masterpiece of farmers' wisdom to survive the brutal Northeast winters: 'deep-frying preservable potatoes and eggplants to violently amplify their calories and umami'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The melting eggplant, fluffy potato, and crisp pepper gleam with the sweet-savory soy glaze. Scoop a massive portion with a spoon, place it directly on piping hot rice, and devour everything together.
Allergen
Wheat, Soybeans (Soy sauce)