Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Statues and Mince with Eggplant in Black Bean Sauce

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date!  The theme is 'Statues'.  Here is my ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2"), it needs no explanation!

For the Dinner Date, I made ground beef with eggplant in black bean sauce.

1 lb lean ground beef

2 large long eggplants chopped into small pieces

1" ginger sliced

3 cloves garlic minced

1 onion chopped

1 tsp sesame seeds

3 tbs canola oil

Sauce

3 tbs soy sauce

1 tsp hot sauce of your choice

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp sugar

2 tbs black bean sauce

2 tbs water

1 tsp cornstarch

2 tbs chinese cooking wine

2 green onions diced

Saute ginger, onion in oil until softened, then add garlic, sesame seeds.  Separate the ground beef and brown it in the pan.  When the meat is browned, mix in eggplant and sauce.  Simmer covered 20 minutes.  Add a cup of water after the first 10 minutes.