Miso-Glazed Eggplant (Nasu Miso) |
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Time: 20 minutes. Serve this as a side dish, or try it with rice for a light vegetarian meal. Ingredients:
3 tablespoons vegetable oil |
4 japanese eggplant (about 1 1/2 lbs. total), cut in half lengthwise and flesh scored 1/4 in. deep |
1/3 cup yellow or red miso |
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar |
2 tablespoons sake or white wine |
1/4 teaspoon red chile flakes |
1/4 cup cilantro leaves |
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds |
Directions:
1. Preheat broiler with a rack 4 in. from heat source. Heat oil in an ovenproof frying pan over high heat. Add eggplant, flesh side down, and cook until flesh starts to brown and soften, about 4 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, combine miso, sugar, sake, and chile flakes. Turn eggplant flesh side up and brush mixture over it. Broil eggplant in pan until glaze starts to brown, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and sesame seeds.
3. *Look for miso, a fermented soybean paste, in the refrigerator aisle of your produce section.
4. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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