Best Nasu Dengaku Recipes

NASU DENGAKU (GRILLED JAPANESE EGGPLANT WITH MISO PASTE)

Steps:

• For the sauce, whisk the dashi, sugar, mirin, miso and corn starch together. Heat over medium heat stirring until the sauce thickens. Take it off the heat and add the yuzu whisking it in to the sauce.
• For the eggplant, slice them in half lengthwise and score a criss-cross pattern into them to help retain the sauce. Brush with oil and grill on a BBQ or under a broiler until the tops are a dark brown and the eggplant is cooked. Give the sliced sides a good coating of sauce, sprinkle with sesame seeds then put under a broiler to get a little caramelization (be careful, this sauce will burn quickly).
• Serve immediately with some rice.

NASU DENGAKU (BROILED JAPANESE EGGPLANTS WITH MISO)

Steps:

• Mix sake or wine with sugar and boil for a few minutes.
• Add miso to wine and cook just until miso is mixed in.
• Lightly brush or rub cut side of eggplants with sesame oil.
• Place eggplants cut side down under a broiler on high for 3 minutes.
• Turn eggplant over and broil another 3 minutes.
• Spread sesame mixture thinly over cut side of eggplant and return to broiler for about 1 minute.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle eggplants with sesame seeds and green onion.
• *Note if you have extra miso mixture it's great to add to a stirfry.

NASU DENGAKU

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Warm the apple juice, cranberry juice, and vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in miso paste and agave nectar until smooth. Reduce heat to low to keep warm, stirring occasionally. Brush the cut side of the eggplants with sesame oil. Place the eggplants cut side down in a shallow baking pan.
• Broil in the preheated oven for 3 minutes, checking occasionally to ensure they do not burn. Turn eggplants over and broil until they become golden brown and tender, about 3 minutes. Spoon miso sauce onto each eggplant and continue broiling until miso becomes bubbly, about 1 minute. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion. Serve hot.

NASU DENGAKU

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• 5.0 from 1 reviews PRINT NASU DENGAKU - MISO GLAZED EGGPLANT Author: Pickled Plum - Caroline Phelps Recipe type: Appetizer, Side Cuisine: Japanese Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 2 A classic Japanese dish, nasu dengaku with miso glaze is both a sweet and savory. INGREDIENTS 2 small eggplant (or one medium/large one) 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil ¼ cup hatcho miso OR 2 tbsp white miso mixed with 2 tbsp red miso paste 2 tbsp mirin 1 tbsp granulated sugar 1 tbsp sake sesame seeds INSTRUCTIONS Slice eggplant in half and using a knife, score the inside in small squares. In a pan over high heat, add oil and put the eggplant skin facing down. Cook for a few minute until skin is brown. Turn the eggplant over and cover with a lid. Cook until eggplant is cooked through (about 3 to 4 minutes). Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix miso, mirin, sugar and sake. Cover a cooking tray with foil and place the eggplant on top. Brush miso dengaku mix on top of each eggplant until all the surface is coated. Put in the oven and broil for 4 minutes. The miso mix should be bubbling when you take it out of the oven. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and serve hot.