The name “Di San Xian” might sound a bit unusual, and I believe many of you may not have heard of it before. In fact, Di San Xian is a very distinctive home-style dish from Northeast China. If you want to enjoy authentic Northeastern cuisine, you can also make it yourself. Below, we'll introduce a home-style recipe for Di San Xian. Not only is it delicious, but it's also quite simple to prepare. Let's start by looking at how to make Di San Xian and how to make it even more tasty!
Fried Di San Xian
Ingredients:
Eggplant, carrots, potatoes, oil, soy sauce, salt.
Method:
1. Cut the potatoes, eggplants, and carrots into large chunks.
2. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the eggplant, then remove. Add the potatoes and carrots and stir-fry together.
3. Pour in soy sauce, add an appropriate amount of water, cover the pan, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Then add the eggplant back in.
4. Once cooked through, season with an appropriate amount of salt and serve.
Northeastern Style Di San Xian
Ingredients:
Eggplant, potatoes, green peppers, red peppers, scallions, ginger, garlic, light soy sauce, sugar, salt, cooking wine, cornstarch, sesame oil, doubanjiang (broad bean chili paste).
Method:
1. Peel and cut the potatoes and eggplants into large chunks; wash the green and red peppers, remove the seeds, and cut them into small pieces.
2. Microwave the cut potatoes and eggplants on high for 3 minutes. Heat oil in a pan, deep-fry the eggplant for 1 minute, the potatoes for 2 minutes, and the green peppers for just 20 seconds.
3. In a small bowl, mix light soy sauce, sugar, salt, cooking wine, cornstarch, and water to make a thickening sauce.
4. Heat oil in another pan, sauté scallions, ginger, garlic, and doubanjiang until fragrant, then add the fried potatoes, eggplants, and green and red peppers. Stir-fry for half a minute.
5. Slowly pour in the prepared sauce, stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute, and serve.
Bean Paste Flavored Di San Xian
Ingredients:
Eggplant, potatoes, bell peppers, ginger, garlic, fermented black beans, oil, pepper salt, fish sauce.
Method:
1. Peel and cut the eggplants and potatoes into chunks; cut the bell peppers into pieces.
2. Heat oil in a pan, deep-fry the potatoes and eggplants until golden brown, then remove.
3. Heat oil in another pan, sauté ginger, garlic, and fermented black beans until fragrant, then add the bell peppers and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and eggplants, along with pepper salt and flavoring, and continue stir-frying for 2 minutes.
4. Before serving, drizzle with fish sauce, stir-fry briefly, and serve.
Private Kitchen Di San Xian
Ingredients:
Eggplant, potatoes, green peppers, garlic, ginger, light soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, salt, cornstarch, sweet and spicy sauce, rice vinegar, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil.
Method:
1. Peel and cut the eggplants and potatoes into large chunks; wash the green peppers, remove the seeds, and cut them into small pieces.
2. In a small bowl, mix sweet and spicy sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, and cornstarch to make a sauce.
3. Coat the surfaces of the potatoes and eggplants evenly with flour, then deep-fry until golden brown and drain. Quickly fry the green peppers in hot oil and remove.
4. Heat a clean pan with a little oil, sauté the ginger and garlic until fragrant, then pour in the prepared sauce and add water to bring to a boil.
5. Add the fried ingredients and stir-fry. Before serving, season with monosodium glutamate, salt, and sesame oil.