Grilled Asian Eggplant with Ginger Sauce

Name: Grilled Asian Eggplant with Ginger Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 8 servings Purple basil, for garnish optional; 8 Asian eggplants, then cut on the diagonal into 2-inch pieces and scored 2 1/2 pounds sliced lengthwise; 59 milliliters finely grated fresh ginger; 8 servings Salt; 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil; 1 Tbsp sugar; 59 milliliters unseasoned rice vinegar; 118 milliliters vegetable oil, plus more for brushing; 59 milliliters water

Need a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan side dish? Grilled Asian Eggplant with Ginger Sauce could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 246 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. If you have asian sesame oil, vegetable oil, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a heatproof glass bowl, combine the water and sugar and microwave at high power for 10 seconds, until the sugar is dissolved.

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Add the grated ginger, vinegar, sesame oil and the 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and season with salt.

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Vegetable Oil

Sesame Oil

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Ginger

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Set a large steamer basket in a large saucepan, add 1/2 inch of water and bring to a boil over moderately high heat. Steam the eggplant in batches, cut side down, until just tender, about 4 minutes.

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Heat a grill pan. Lightly brush the eggplant all over with vegetable oil. Grill over high heat until grill marks appear, about 30 seconds per side, then transfer to a serving platter. Spoon the ginger sauce over the eggplant.

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Eggplant

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Garnish with the purple basil (if using) and serve at once.

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Servings:

8servings

Purple basil, for garnish optional 8

Asian eggplants, then cut on the diagonal into 2-inch pieces and scored 2 1/2 pounds sliced lengthwise 59milliliters

finely grated fresh ginger 8servings

Salt 1teaspoon

Asian sesame oil 1Tbsp

sugar 59milliliters

unseasoned rice vinegar 118milliliters

vegetable oil, plus more for brushing 59milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. You could try De Morgenzon Reserve Chenin Blanc. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 34 dollars per bottle.