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Nasu Dengaku Miso-Glazed Eggplant

Name: Nasu Dengaku Miso-Glazed Eggplant
Total time: 53 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a side or small course
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 6 small Japanese eggplants (or 2 medium eggplants); 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 200 g white (shiro) miso; 2 egg yolks; 2 tbsp sake; 2 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp sugar; 105 ml dashi; 150 g red (aka) miso; 3 tbsp white (shiro) miso; 2 egg yolks; 2 tbsp sake; 2 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp sugar; 105 ml dashi; 1 tbsp ground toasted sesame, grated yuzu, lime or lemon zest, crushed kinome leaves, or fresh ginger juice; 1 tbsp white poppy seeds, toasted white or black sesame seeds, or kinome sprigs

Halved small eggplants, oiled and grilled until melting, then spread with sweet white and deep red dengaku miso and flashed back over the heat so the topping bubbles and toasts.

YieldServes 4 as a side or small course
Hands-on40 min
Total53 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

eggplant

6small Japanese eggplants (or 2 medium eggplants)
3 tbspvegetable oil

white miso topping

200 gwhite (shiro) miso
2egg yolks
2 tbspsake
2 tbspmirin
2 tbspsugar
105 mldashi

red miso topping

150 gred (aka) miso
3 tbspwhite (shiro) miso
2egg yolks
2 tbspsake
2 tbspmirin
2 tbspsugar
105 mldashi

fragrant seasoning (one per topping)

1 tbspground toasted sesame, grated yuzu, lime or lemon zest, crushed kinome leaves, or fresh ginger juice

garnish (choose one)

1 tbspwhite poppy seeds, toasted white or black sesame seeds, or kinome sprigs

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Egg
Soy
Fish
Sesame
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Bonito
Legumes (any)
Poppy seeds
Barley
Rice
Nightshades (any)
Eggplant (aubergine)
Cabbage family (any)
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake
Yeast
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kombu
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop
Grill

Season

Summer
Fall

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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