Inari Eggplant seen on IG : suntory japan & tanoshoku megumi, serves 2
2 small eggplant, peeled then cut in half
2 aburaage, cut in half
hot water
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon powdered dashi
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon mirin
1 tablespoon shoyu
After peeling eggplant, wrap in plastic wrap and nuke for 1 minute
With hot water pour over aburaage to take off some of the oil
Open the aburaage pocket and put in one half of the eggplant in
Put the filled aburaage in a shallow pan/pot
Add the powdered dashi, water and sugar
Bring up to a boil, turn down the heat to low, use drop lid, cook for 5 minutes
After 5 minutes, add mirin and shoyu
Cook for another 5 minutes
NOTES: The first time I tried this, the aburaage wouldn’t open up, so I couldn’t put the eggplant in (photo of 1st try)Also I think the person who created this recipe used way smaller sized eggplant (or had. offer aburaage) because half could not fit in one pocket
(The eggplant that I bought was small about 4 inches long)
Instead of powdered dashi and water, I just used 1 cup of cold brew dashi*
*(put 1 dashi packet (tea bag like thingy) into 4 cups of water and "cold brew" overnight in fridge)
I had not noticed using a drop lid when I scribbled this down, but used it the second time
Both times, I ended up cooking this longer because the eggplant was still firm, even after heating in the microwave
Taste wise it is like the aburaage in kitsune udon or inarizushi
Even though this didn’t come out exactly as the video on IG, I like the idea and would make this again.
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