Recipe Japanese Eggplant Miso. The thick meaty flesh of these bulbous aubergines provides the perfect. In a bowl mix together the sesame oil white miso maple syrup rice vinegar garlic ginger and chopped green onions.
It can be found in any japanese or asian grocery story. 15 minutes is all you need for a great vegetable side. The traditional way of making this in japan is to drape the eggplant in the miso sauce which is a thinner version of the miso glaze in this recipe i ve included directions to turn the recipe into a sauce.
Nasu dengaku なす田楽 is a miso glazed eggplant dish popular in japan in the middle of summer when eggplants are at the peak of their season.
For dark miso sprinkle white sesame seeds over the top if using. Ironically in a country that has dozens of varieties of eggplants this dish is most often made with beinasu 米ナス or american eggplant. Preheat the oven to 180 c. Drop or tablespoon note 4 of dengaku miso on each piece of eggplant and spread the miso over the entire surface of the eggplant.