Japanese Grilled Eggplant with Miso Glaze


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How to Make - Japanese Grilled Eggplant with Miso Glaze
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Time: 25 min.

A detailed recipe for grilled vegetables with photos.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 1/2 cup white miso paste (also called shiro miso)
  • 1/4 cup mirin sauce (rice wine)
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 6 Japanese eggplants (long, thin variety), halved lengthwise
  • 1/4 tbsp. canola oil
  • Salt and ground black pepper
  • Chopped fresh mint for garnish



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Preheat a charcoal grill or ceramic kamado charcoal grill over direct heat and set it to high.

    Mix miso, mirin, sugar and 2 tablespoons water.
  2. Brush the eggplant cut sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the eggplants, cut side down, until lightly golden brown, about 4 minutes.

    Flip the eggplants, brush them with a little glaze, and continue grilling for another 2 minutes. Brush them with glaze again, flip them, and grill until the cut sides are caramelized, about 4 minutes. Transfer the vegetables to a platter, cut side up, and sprinkle with mint.






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