Budgeting #1

Beef stew with eggplant and potatoes
Ingredient

• Beef
• Eggplant
• Potatoes
• Garlic, minced
• Ginger, minced
• Soy sauce
• Black pepper powder
• 13-spices
• Salt
• Chicken essence
• Vegetable oil

Steps:

1. Cut the beef and add soy sauce, black pepper powder, and 13-spices into a bowl. 
2. Cut the eggplant and potatoes into small pieces. 
3. Put vegetable oil into the wok and add eggplant.
4. After the eggplant soft, move it to a pot. 
5. Put vegetable oil into the wok and garlic, ginger and beef. 
6. After the beef well done, move it to the pot and add potatoes.
7. Add water to the pot. 
8. Add chicken essence and salt for flavor.

Reflection:

This dish I first eat was cooked by my boyfriend. He made this with pork but I prefer beef. So I use beef instead of pork. Eggplant and potatoes do not have a strong flavor. These three ingredient's flavor won't conflict with each other. I usually cook potatoes stew with beef or potatoes stew with eggplant. It depends on the price in the market. This dish is spending time. The eggplant need a long time to get soft and after put into the pot, the potatoes also need time.