Name: Tuna and eggplant pasta sauce
Yield: 4 to 5 people
Ingredients: 1 tuna can (5 ounce / 140g) - remove any oil; 2 eggplants (about 600g) - cut into 1cm cubes; 1 onion - chopped; 1 garlic cloves - finely chopped; - Ingredient A -; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tsp dashi powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder; dash of pepper to taste; - Ingredient B -; 150g sour cream; 120g milk; 50g plain yogurt

Tuna and eggplant pasta sauce

Persons

Ingredients

1 tuna can (5 ounce / 140g) - remove any oil
2 eggplants (about 600g) - cut into 1cm cubes
1 onion - chopped
1 garlic cloves - finely chopped
- Ingredient A -
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
1 tsp dashi powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder
dash of pepper to taste
- Ingredient B -
150g sour cream
120g milk
50g plain yogurt

Instructions

1. In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil and fry garlic until fragrant. Add onion and eggplants, cook until wilted. Add tuna and fry for a few more minutes, then add the ingredient A to season.
2. In a small bowl, add the ingredient B and mix well. Set aside.
3. Pour cream mixture from #2 into the skillet, over the cooked vegetable, and bring it to boil. Once it is boiled, remove from the heat.
4. Serve with boiled pasta (of your choice).

Eggplants in hamburger

Persons

Ingredients

1 eggplants (300g) - cut into 1cm cube

Ingredient A

1 tbsp + 1 tbsp olive oil
3 to 4 garlic cloves - finely chopped
500g ground beef
2 shallots - finely chopped
60g panko/bread crumbs
1 tsp kosher salt
40g cream cheese
1 egg
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp mustard

For the sauce

1 tbsp strawberry jam
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp ketchup
20g butter
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp sugar

Instructions

1. In a frying-pan heat 1 tbsp olive oil, and stir-fry the eggplants for about 5 to 6 min. Then pour another 1 tbsp olive oil over the eggplants and cook until wilted. Set aside.
2. In a bowl, add all the ingredient A and cooked eggplants (from step 1) and knead them well to combine evenly by hand.
3. Heat the vegetable oil in a fry pan, and shape the portion with your hands into a patty. Place the patty onto the pan over medium heat. Cook both sides until lightly browned. Then simmer (for about 15 mins) with a lid over gentle heat.
4. Transfer the burger to the plate. Wipe out the frying pan to get rid of any scorch mark and add all the sauce ingredient. Heat over medium-low heat and re-place the patties and coat with the sauce well.
Serve hot!