Nasu Dengaku

Name: Nasu Dengaku (Miso Eggplant)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons sesame seeds; 2 tablespoons mirin; ½ cup (125 ml) red miso; 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; 2 large eggplant (aubergines), halved lengthways and scored in a crisscross pattern; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) sunflower oil

Miso Eggplant

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This is a well-loved, classic dish of melt-in-the-mouth, perfectly cooked eggplant with sweet and salty miso sauce. Try the miso sauce with Homemade Sesame Tofu.

Ingredients

Fresh

2 large eggplant (aubergines), halved lengthways and scored in a crisscross pattern

Asia
Japan
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Slice 5 mm (¼ inch) off the skin side of the eggplant halves so that they will sit flat in the pan.

Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Place two of the eggplant halves in the