Eggplant Southeast Asian Style

Sorry it took me a while to post this, I have been meaning to share.
If you are a Southeast Asian food lover, this should satisfy your taste buds.
I followed the recipe and it turned out really good.

Ingredients:
A:

3 teaspoons of chopped garlic
1 teaspoon of chopped ginger
1 tablespoon of preserved salted soya beans, pounded (which I just used miso paste and it did the magic)
1 teaspoon of chilli sause

B:

1 lb of eggplant
1 cup of oil for frying
3 tablespoons of lard or oil
4 dried Chinese mushrooms, thinly sliced
8 oz of minced pork
4 oz of chopped shelled shrimps

Seasoning:

1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons tapioca flour dissolved in 2 tablespoons of water
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Method:

1. Remove stems from eggplants and cut them into thick slices and soak in salt water. Drain before frying.

2. Heat 1 cup of oil in an iron wok until very hot, fry eggplants till lightly browned. Remove to a medal colander to drain oil.

3. Heat 3 tablespoons lard or oil in wok, fry A over moderate heat, until garlic and ginger brown. Add mushrooms and stir for 1 minute. Put in pork and shrimps and stir fry for another minute before pouring in seasoning. Cook for 1 minute and add eggplants. Mixed well and allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Serve.