Mongolian meatballs with roasted eggplant wedges

We tried this recipe: https://omnivorescookbook.com/easy-mongolian-meatballs/. We used a mix of 50% minced chicken breast and 50% minced pork. For the pepper flakes, we used only ½ tsp Burmese toasted pepper (including seeds). While making these meatballs, we preheated the oven at 425 and roasted eggplant wedges (1 medium eggplant cut into 2×1 wedges, tossed with a drizzle of canola oil and a little salt and pepper) for 30 mins. (June 2021)