3 chinese aubergine bean sauce Recipes

chinese eggplants (these are long and slender-chinese groceries will have them) or 4 -6 japanese eggplants (these are long and slender-chinese groceries will have them), peanut oil or 5 tbsp corn oil, chopped fresh ginger, chopped fresh garlic (i use 4-6 cloves), hot bean paste (available from chinese groceries), soy sauce, sugar, chicken stock or 1/2 cup water, water chestnut, peeled & chopped, chopped scallion, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, for-garnish

chinese eggplants or 4 small japanese eggplants, the slender ones, are best, ground lean pork (optional) or 1/2 lb lean ground turkey (optional), garlic cloves, stalks scallions, chili bean paste, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar (if you ve got a mild like rice , use 1 tsp, otherwise 1/2), salt, cornstarch paste (cornstarch mixed with water), sesame oil, cooking oil