Duck Livers with Eggplant & Mushrooms

We had a great summer raising our Muscovy duck herd, with twenty six ducklings successfully raised to maturity. Thanks to Pat Hanson at Andtbaka Farm (The Farmer's Gate) for doing all the dirty work of harvesting and plucking!
The freezer is full and we have lots of duck livers for pate. So many livers that we reserved 9 livers and made this fabulous dish. It's both low carb and perfect for Will's Low FODMaP diet. My serving was presented with spinach on a bed of sauteed cabbage and Will had his on a bed of rice.

9 duck livers cut in bite-sized pieces (about 1" square)
salt & pepper
1/2 tsp dried hot pepper flakes (I used Thai pepper)
3 large mushrooms sliced thinly
1 long Japanese eggplant cut in half, then in 3/8" half moon slices
1/4 cup duck fat (can use bacon fat or butter if you like)
1/4 cup butter1 Tbsp slivered fresh ginger
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp brandy
Garnish:
2 green onions (just the green), sliced
pickled banana pepper rings 

Prepare all the vegetables & livers. Season livers with salt, pepper & Thai pepper flakes. Set aside.
Melt duck fat in a large pan or wok. Add the mushrooms and saute over medium heat until wilted, then add the eggplant slices. Saute until starting to brown. Remove from pan.
Melt 1/4 cup butter in the pan. Saute the ginger for just a minute and then add the livers. Cook until just brown on both sides. Squeeze lemon juice over the livers, then brandy. Add back the vegetables, and cook just enough to warm it all up again.
Serve over rice, spinach or sauteed cabbage. Garnish with green onion and pickled banana peppers.
This was so good!