Baked eggplant with miso

Name: Baked eggplant with miso
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4 as a side dish
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 8 small long eggplants; 1 tbsp olive oil; 120ml mirin; 2 tbsp yellow miso paste; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds

Caroline Velik

February 18, 2020

Baked eggplant with miso and sesame.Marina Oliphant

easyTime:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4 as a side dish

A simple Japanese dish, this highlights the silky softness of eggplant, with a sweet miso dressing.

Ingredients

8 small long eggplants
1 tbsp olive oil
120ml mirin
2 tbsp yellow miso paste
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds

Method

Step 1
Preheat oven to 180C. Cut eggplants in half lengthways and score the cut sides. Place in a baking dish and brush with a little oil. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes until eggplant is very soft.
Step 2
Mix mirin, miso paste and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat for three to four minutes until combined.
Step 3
Drizzle dressing over eggplants and cook in oven for a further five minutes, or until dressing starts to caramelise. Scatter over sesame seeds and serve. Extra dressing can be refrigerated in a covered container for up to two weeks.