Japan

Nasu Dengaku

Name: Nasu Dengaku
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 2 Japanese eggplants; 3 tbsp Miso paste; 1 tbsp each Mirin & sake; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Sesame; 2 tbsp Oil

Grilled eggplant with sweet miso glaze

Nasu dengaku is a Japanese eggplant brushed with a sweet miso glaze and grilled.

The creamy eggplant and the caramelised miso paste make a deeply umami-rich dish.

Servings2

Time25 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Japanese eggplants2
Miso paste3 tbsp
Mirin & sake1 tbsp each
Sugar1 tbsp
Sesame1 tbsp
Oil2 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Halve the eggplants and score the flesh.
Fry cut-side down in oil.
Stir miso with mirin, sake and sugar into a glaze.
Brush the eggplants with the glaze.
Caramelise under the broiler and serve with sesame.

Make it original

Miso and mirin are in the Asia Boutique.

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