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	Spicy Eggplant

		SPICY HOT EGGPLANT SAUTEE 1 lb eggplant Vegetable oil (preferably peanut oil) 2 tablespoons shredded pork 1 tsp minced garlic 1/2 tsp minced ginger 5 to 7 diced chili pepper 1 tablespoon cooking wine 1 tsp soy sauce 2 tablespoons shredded bamboo shoot 10 straw mushrooms 1 tablespoon shredded black fungus 1 cup chicken stock 1/2 tsp vinegar 1 tsp minced green onion 1 tablespoon of thick mixture of cornstarch and water 1 tsp glazing oil Partially peel the skin off the eggplant lenghtwise. Cut the eggplant into finger-size strips. Deep fry in oil until slightly brown. Drain. Set aside. Heat wok for 20 seconds. Add 1 T oil, shredded pork, minced garlic, minced ginger and the chilis. Stir 10 seconds. Add wine, soy sauce, bamboo shoots, straw mushrooms adn black fungus. Stir and flip the ingredients in the wok several times. Add stock, vinegar and green onion. Simmer 20 seconds. Add cornstarch mixture and glazing oil. Flip ingredients to blend in the thicken cornstarch and to spread glazing oil. Serves 4. Note: To make the glazing oil, simmering about a cup each of ginger and green onion trimmings in 1 gallon of vegetble oil for 30 minutes. Strain the ginger and green onion from the oil which should be put in a dark, well-sealed and clean glass container. The oil should be keep in a dark, cool place for a couple of months.