
Nasu Dengaku ナス田楽
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Nasu Dengaku ナス田楽
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Nasu Dengaku is a delicious Japanese dish made from eggplant coated in a tasty sweet miso glaze! It's super easy to make!
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Ingredients
Miso glaze
- 1.5 tbs Miso paste
- 1.5 tbs sugar
- 1/2 tbs mirin
- 1/2 tbs sake
- 1/2 tsp dashi powder *4
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 eggplant
- 1 tbsp grated ginger to garnish
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds to garnish
- 1 tbsp chopped Shiso leaves to garnish
Instructions
Sweet miso paste for glazing *1
- Put all the miso glaze ingredients in a small sauce pan and simmer for a couple minutes over low heat until the sugar has dissolved and the glaze become shiney.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
Prepare eggplant
- Cut the eggplant in half lengthwise.
- Score around the eggplant and diagonally.
- Soak the eggplant in water in a large bowl for about 5 minutes to take off the bitter taste.
- Take the eggplant out of the water and wipe off the excess water with a paper towel.
- Gently wrap the eggplant with cling wrap microwave for 5 min.
Grill and glaze
- Start to preheat the oven on grill setting *2
- Put the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the eggplant until the cut side becomes brown about 5 minutes and turn the heat off. *3
- Glaze the eggplant surface with about 1 tbs of miso mixture each.
- Put the frying pan in the preheated oven and grill for 3-5 minutes.
- Serve it on a plate and top with grated ginger, garnish with shiso and sprinkle sesame seeds over.
Notes
- *1 make this miso glaze while the egg plant is being soaked in water.
- *2 my conventional oven has grilling settings and temperature for that setting is 200°C.
- *3 I used open proof iron skillet pan.
- *4 For Vegan, use 1 tbs of shiitake mushroom dashi stock or if you can find powder form of shiitake mushroom dashi, use 1 tsp of the powder.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
219kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
517mg
(22%)
Potassium
572mg
(16%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
55IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
72mg
(7%)
Iron
1.5mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2serves
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219 kcal
% Daily Value*
Calories | 219kcal | 11% |
Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
Protein | 4g | 8% |
Fat | 10g | 15% |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
Sodium | 517mg | 22% |
Potassium | 572mg | 12% |
Fiber | 8g | 32% |
Sugar | 18g | 36% |
Vitamin A | 55IU | 1% |
Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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