Japanese Eggplant With Miso

"A recipe passed on by Australian chef Simon Bryant which he obtained on a trip to Japan."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4
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ingredients

  • 50 g miso (red or white)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 tablespoon sake
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 eggplants
  • salt, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds, toasted
  • 1 teaspoon japanese chilli five-spice powder (if you like it hot- this has black sesame, mandarin, chilli, hemp seed & white sesame) (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 green onions (to garnish)
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directions

  • In a bowl mix together miso, sugar, sake, mirin, sake and egg yolk.
  • Wash eggplant and cut lengthways in 1cm thick pieces. Sprinkle with salt and leave ½ hour. Rinse, pat dry then brush with a little veg oil on both sides.
  • Either BBQ, grill or panfry eggplant until soft.
  • Spread one side with miso mix, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Grill for a few minutes until the miso bubbles on top.
  • Serve, garnished with a little julienned spring onion greens.

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Reviews

  1. This was so GOOD! I didn't use the 5 spice because (1) I didn't have any and (2) I somehow overlooked that bit. Still, this was very delicious. I used my George Foreman grill to cook the eggplant and it worked great. I think next time I'll slice the eggplant a bit thicker though. I'm thinking this would be nice on fish as well.
     
  2. I have now cooked this recipe about 4 times and I LOVE it! I have used white and awase(mix of red and white) miso and both turned out really well. I find that if I put the lid on my frypan when I'm cooking the eggplant before adding the miso it draws out more of the bitterness. I also use brown sugar and serving with spring onions is a MUST for me! Thanks so much!
     
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