How To Make Japanese Eggplant

Brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

How to make japanese eggplant. Heat oil over medium-high heat and add eggplant. But instead of eel the main event is eggplant. Its Japenese for dinner tonight.

Season with salt and pepper and whisk to combine. Put the sliced eggplant into a shallow baking dish then pour the marinade over top. Watch as Chef Josh Hebert demonstrates how to make Japanese eggplant miso pickles.

Score the flesh of each eggplant half in a crosshatch pattern. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Fry cubed or shredded eggplant in a stir-fry or rice dish.

Where We Got This Idea. In a small bowl stir together 14 cup 59 mL of soy sauce 14 cup 59 mL of dry sherry and 2 tablespoons 30 mL of sesame oil. Marinate the eggplant in the soy sauce sherry and garlic for 1 hour.

Its the most delicious way to roast eggplant and comes out perfect every time. Add enough grapeseed oil to a large skillet to reach a depth of 2 inches. The primary Japanese varieties are Ichiban and Little Fingers The Ichiban eggplant is the most widely available and grows to 10 or 12 inches with slender purple fruit.

Fry eggplant until outside is crispy and center is soft 1 to 2 minutes. Add the eggplants in a thin layer do not pile them up. Grilling Japanese eggplant is our favorite way to prepare this simple vegetable because it infuses the perfect amount of smoky flavor into the sweet spongy flesh.