Japanese Mabo Tofu with eggplant Recipe

• Japanese rice
• 1 Chinese eggplant (smaller than regular eggplant)
• 1 medium size onion, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3/4 lb ground beef (or pork)
• 4 spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp to-ban-jan (Korean red chili paste)
• 2 tbsp neutral oil (canola, grapeseed)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 6 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp cooking sake
• 1 1/2 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp water

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