Eggplant With Miso

Total Time
35 minutes
Rating
4(36)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

    For Den Miso

    • cup sweet white miso
    • ¼cup sugar
    • 2tablespoons sake
    • 3tablespoons mirin

    For the Eggplant

    • 6tablespoons vegetable oil
    • 4medium Japanese eggplants, halved lengthwise
    • Toasted sesame seeds
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat miso, sugar, sake and mirin in small saucepan over moderate heat. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

  2. Step 2

    In large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add half the eggplant, and saute on both sides for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender and brown. Remove to plate. Repeat with rest of oil and eggplant.

  3. Step 3

    Lay eggplants, cut side up, on a serving plate. Spoon over den miso, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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I was out of mirin, so used a little more sake, less sugar because, and cayenne and Japanese pepper for heat, scallion garnish

Yum. What a brilliant, easy way to gussy up eggplant. I had about a dozen fairytale eggplants, which I halved and fried, putting them on paper towels to sop up residual oil. Then tossed them with the miso sauce. Two of us devoured them.

The two notes here have substantially altered the recipe. The sauce is very similar to Roy Yamaguchi’s famous butterfish marinade. If you want delicious, make this as written.

Add carrots or some veggie

I was out of mirin, so used a little more sake, less sugar because, and cayenne and Japanese pepper for heat, scallion garnish

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Adapted from Nobu restaurant

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