Japanese-Style Simmered Vegetables

Name: Japanese-Style Simmered Vegetables (Nihon-fu Ratatouille)
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ⅔ cup dashi (fish stock); ⅔ cup dashi (fish stock); 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet cooking wine); 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet cooking wine); 2 tablespoons akamiso (brown miso); 2 tablespoons akamiso (brown miso); 2 to 3 tablespoons Saikyo miso (sweet white miso); 2 to 3 tablespoons Saikyo miso (sweet white miso); 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 2 tablespoons peeled and julienned ginger; 4 Japanese eggplants or Italian eggplants, preferably, or 1 small American eggplant, stemmed; 4 Japanese eggplants or Italian eggplants, preferably, or 1 small American eggplant, stemmed; 4 Japanese eggplants or Italian eggplants, preferably, or 1 small American eggplant, stemmed; 1 green zucchini, cut into 1½-inch pieces; 1 yellow summer squash, cut into 1½-inch pieces; 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1½-inch pieces; 1 celery stalk, cut into 1½-inch pieces; 1 large ripe tomato, cut into 1-inch pieces; 3½ ounces Chinese chives or scallions, green part only, cut into 2-inch lengths; 3½ ounces Chinese chives or scallions, green part only, cut into 2-inch lengths

Nihon-fu Ratatouille

Preparation info

Yields
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Kitchen

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2000

About

In this recipe I simmer Western vegetables in the style of ratatouille, but in a broth flavored with miso and other Japanese seasonings. When cutting the vegetables, use the rangiri technique.

Ingredients

⅔ cup dashi (fish stock)
2 tablespoons mirin (sweet cooking wine)

Asia
Japan
Fish course
Side dish
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a small bowl, combine the dashi, mirin, and two kinds of miso.

In a large pot, combine the oils, and heat them over medium heat. Add the ginger, and cook it for 20 seconds, stirring. Increase the heat to high, and add all the vegetables except the tomato and Chinese chives or scallions. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are well coated with oil, 2 to 3 minutes.

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