Best Eggplant With Miso Sauce Recipes

GRILLED MISO GLAZED JAPANESE EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium (grill side, not hot plate) or a heavy based pan over medium heat. It's important only to use medium heat because otherwise the eggplant will burn before it cooks through.
• Combine the Miso Glaze ingredients and whisk to combine and remove lumps.
• Brush the cut side of each eggplant with the oil. Do it 2 to 3 times to use up all the oil.
• Place the cut side down on the grill and cook for 4 minutes until it turns a light golden brown.
• Turn over, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. While it is cooking, use a spoon to spread a generous amount of Miso Glaze on the cut side of each eggplant.
• Squeeze the side of the eggplant with your tongs (or fingers if you can handle the heat!) to check for doneness - it should be squishy and soft.
• Turn over and grill just for 30 seconds to 1 minute, just to caramelise the glaze.
• Remove from grill, garnish with shallots and sesame seeds and serve immediately.

NOBU'S EGGPLANT WITH MISO

Steps:

• Heat oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with paper towels; set aside. In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat 2 inches of oil to 360 degrees. Working in batches, place eggplants in pan, skin side up, and fry 1 minute. Turn and fry 30 seconds more. Transfer eggplants to baking sheet and let drain.
• Transfer eggplants, skin side down, to an unlined baking sheet. Spread each half with slightly more than 1 tablespoon miso. Broil until miso begins to darken and caramelize, about 30 seconds to a few minutes, depending on the strength of your broiler. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and garnish with pickled ginger and plums.

MISO-GLAZED EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Cut the eggplants in half lengthwise and cut off the stem and calyx. Using the tip of a paring knife, cut an incision down the middle of each half, making sure not to cut through the skin, but cutting down to it. Salt the eggplant lightly and let sit for 10 minutes. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment and brush with sesame oil.
• Blot the eggplants with paper towels and place, cut side down, on the baking sheets. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, until the skin is beginning to shrivel and the flesh is soft. Remove from the oven, carefully turn the eggplants over, and preheat the broiler.
• To make the glaze, combine the mirin and sake in the smallest saucepan you have and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 20 seconds, taking care not to boil off much of the liquid, then turn the heat to low and stir in the miso and the sugar. Whisk over medium-low heat without letting the mixture boil, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sesame oil.
• Brush the eggplants with the miso glaze, using up all of the glaze. Place under the broiler, about 2 inches from the heat, and broil for about 1 minute, until the glaze begins to bubble and looks shiny. Remove from the heat. Allow to cool if desired or serve hot. To serve, cut the eggplant halves on the diagonal into 1- to 1-1/2-inch slices.

GRILLED JAPANESE EGGPLANT WITH CITRUS MISO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except eggplant and salt and pepper in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Let cool. Preheat grill. Season eggplant with salt and pepper to taste and brush with miso sauce. Grill for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, basting with marinade.

EGGPLANT WITH MISO SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim stems of the eggplants and slice in half, lengthwise. Brush with safflower oil.
• Combine miso and sake in a small saucepan over low heat and stir. Add sugar to taste - from a pinch to 3 tablespoons. Stir until thoroughly blended. Remove from heat but keep warm.
• Place eggplant, cut-side down, on a grill whose coals are red-hot but no longer flaming. Cover and cook for three minutes. Uncover, turn eggplants, and brush the cut side with miso sauce. Cover and cook for 2 or 3 minutes, or until the eggplant is soft and slightly charred.

NASU-MISO (EGGPLANT IN MISO SAUCE)

Steps:

• cut the eggplant into bitesize pieces and place in colander. Sprinkle with salt and let sit for 30 minutes. Squeeze out the excess water.
• Remove the seeds from the chilies and chop into rings.
• Mix the sake, mirin, sugar, and shoyu in a small bowl. (I tend to replace the sugar with stevia but stevia turns bitter when heated. If using stevia, make sure the heat is quite low before adding the mix to the wok.)
• Mix the red miso (dark red aka miso or hatcho miso is recommended) with 3 T water to make a paste.
• Heat the oil in wok on high and add the chili. When the oil starts to smoke, add the eggplant. Stir fry for bout 8 minutes or until tender. Lower the heat to medium.
• Add the sake mixture to the pan and stir for 2-3 minutes. Lower the heat if the sauce starts to burn. Add the miso paste and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Serve hot.

MOOSEWOOD'S EGGPLANT WITH MISO SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak the eggplant in salted water for 30 minutes. Drain and pat each slice dry.
• Brush a cookie sheet with olive oil. Place the eggplant in one layer on the sheet and brush each slice with olive oil.
• Broil for 7-10 minutes until cooked through and browned. No need to flip them. Sprinkle on fresh salt and pepper.
• Whisk together miso and water. Whisk in vinegar, ginger and lime juice.
• Drizzle sauce over eggplants and garnish with scallion.