Nasu Dengaku (Japanese Eggplants Broiled with Miso)

Name: Nasu Dengaku (Japanese Eggplants Broiled with Miso)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps agave nectar; 4 Japanese eggplants, stem end trimmed and cut in half lengthwise; 4 servings sliced green onions, for garnish; 2 Tbsps mirin; 4 Tbsps mellow white miso (reduced sodium, if available); 2 Tbsps sake (may substitute dry vermouth or white wine); 1 teaspoons sesame oil (optional); 4 servings toasted sesame seeds, for garnish

Nasu Dengaku (Japanese Eggplants Broiled with Miso) might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 8g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 272 calories. If you have agave nectar, sake, green onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Japanese cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes. fatfreevegan.com.

Instructions

Brush the cut sides of the eggplants with the sesame oil, if desired.

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Eggplant

Put the eggplants cut-side down on a baking sheet and place under the broiler of your oven for about 3 minutes, checking often to make sure that they do not burn. Turn them over, and cook for another 3 minutes or until the tops are a light to medium brown. Do not burn! (If your eggplant still isn’t tender all the way through, try baking it–no broiler–a few more minutes; then proceed with the recipe.) When the eggplants are tender, top each one with the miso sauce and put them back under the broiler until the sauce bubbles up–this should take less than a minute, so watch them closely.

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Eggplant

Sauce