5 from 4 votes
Nasu no Agebitashi (Fried Eggplant in Dashi Broth)
A simple and flavorful recipe that's sure to be a favorite.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
2
servings
Calories:
74 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Appetizer
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 100 ml dashi stock use shiitake and kombu dashi for plant-based diets
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- ¼ tsp sugar
- 1 dried red chili pepper deseeded and thinly sliced
- 2 eggplant medium size
- 6 shishito pepper optional
- neutral cooking oil for deep frying, generic cooking oil
- 1 tbsp daikon radish grated
- green onion optional garnish, finely chopped
Instructions
- Add 100 ml dashi stock, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp mirin, ¼ tsp sugar, and 1 dried red chili pepper to a small saucepan. Place on the stove on medium heat and bring it to a boil. Allow it to boil for 1 minute, then remove it from the heat and leave to cool.
- Wash 2 eggplants and cut off the stems. Cut in half lengthways and make shallow, diagonal slices across the skin side. (Each incision should be about ½ cm apart.)
- If you have small eggplants, cut them in half horizontally. If you have longer eggplants, cut them into thirds or quarters.
- Heat your oil to 170 °C (338 °F) and add the eggplant with the skin side facing down, fry for 1 min on each side. Fry 6 shishito peppers for 1 minute.
- Remove the eggplant and shishito peppers from the oil and transfer to colander. Place the colander either in the sink or in a large heat proof bowl and pour boiling water over it to wash off the excess oil.
- Transfer the eggplant and shishito peppers to the agebitashi broth and leave to cool. Once cool, chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Dish up and serve with 1 tbsp grated daikon radish and finely chopped green onions.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator and consume within 3 days.
- NOTE: The nutritional value includes the entire sauce, which we don't drink up in this dish.
Nutrition Information
Calories
74kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
11.1g
(4%)
Protein
2.1g
(4%)
Fat
2.7g
(4%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Trans Fat
2.7g
(135%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
532.5mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 74
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 74kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.1g | 4% |
| Protein | 2.1g | 4% |
| Fat | 2.7g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Trans Fat | 2.7g | 135% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 532.5mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.