Recipe Japanese Eggplant Miso

In a bowl mix together the sesame oil white miso maple syrup rice vinegar garlic ginger and chopped green onions.

Recipe japanese eggplant miso. In a bowl mix together miso sugar sake mirin sake and egg yolk. Sprinkle with salt and leave hour. For dark miso sprinkle white sesame seeds over the top if using.

Using a sharp knife score a diamond pattern in the cut side of each eggplant half. Then score the inside flesh of each half with a knife in a criss cross pattern. Place the eggplants cut.

Mirin is a sweet rice based wine. 15 minutes is all you need for a great vegetable side. It can be found in any japanese or asian grocery story.

Wash eggplant and cut lengthways in 1cm thick pieces. That s why i m sharing a delicious traditional japanese eggplant recipe with a sweet and savory miso glaze. Miso eggplant is a popular side dish but you can have it as your main course that s how delicious it is.

Arrange the eggplants in a baking tray or a baking dish. The traditional way of making this in japan is to drape the eggplant in the miso sauce which is a thinner version of the miso glaze in this recipe i ve included directions to turn the recipe into a sauce. During those hot summer days it s a refreshing alternative to meat.

It s so tender and juicy that it melts in your mouth. When in doubt you can always count on this easy miso glazed eggplant recipe. Spread the mixture on each eggplant half.