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Japanese eggplant recipe "Agebitashi" 揚げ浸し

Find out the secret and how to make delicious Japanese eggplant recipe "Agebitashi" which no one told you before!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 71 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Appetizer
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 1 eggplant
  • 1 cup dashi *1
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce *2
  • 2 tbsp mirin *3
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp grated ginger for garnigh optional
  • 1 leaf green shiso leaf optional
  • 3 cups vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions

Soaking Sauce
    Cup of Yum
  1. Place one cup of the dashi stock, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring it to a boil and then turn the heat off and set aside.
Deep frying Eggplant
  1. Cut the tops off the eggplant then cut the eggplant in half lengthways.
  2. Score the eggplant skin diagonally in 0.2 inch (5mm) intervals.
  3. After scoring the skin cut the eggplant halves in half again lengthwise.
  4. Soak the cut eggplant pieces in water for 10 min.
  5. Heat enough oil to cover the pieces of eggplant in a deep frying pan.
  6. Pat dry any moisture from the eggplant pieces with a paper kitchen towel.
  7. Deep fry the eggplant pieces for 2-3 minutes.
  8. Remove the eggplant pieces from the oil and put them onto paper kitchen towels layered on a wire rack.
  9. Soak the eggplant pieces in the prepared sauce in a container for a minimum of 1 hour.
  10. Garnish with grated ginger and chopped shiso leaf before serving.

Notes

  • *1 I used Umami dashi pack, if you are going to use this too, instructions are in the above post, or you can make it from scratch following this recipe, or following your instant dashi pack instructions. 
  • *2, 3 If you don't have soy sauce, see substitution options in "Japanese food substitution"
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Nutrition Information

Calories 71kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 14g (5%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 1015mg (42%) Potassium 343mg (10%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 29IU (1%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 31mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 71

% Daily Value*

Calories 71kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 14g 5%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 1015mg 42%
Potassium 343mg 7%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 29IU 1%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 31mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.