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Stuffed Eggplant(2 Serves)

Stuffed Eggplant(2 Serves)

Ingredients
Eggplant
2
Minced meat(Beef and Pork)
80g
Onion
1/4
Salt and Pepper
to taste
Nutmeg
to taste
Mirin
1 tbsp
Mentsuyu(3 times diluted)
1 tbsp
Onion
0.5
Flour
to taste
Vegitable oil
to taste
Stuffed Eggplant(2 Serves)Ingredients

About Units

tbsp

[tbsp] means a tablespoon, which is roughly a 15 ml(roughly 1/2 fl oz) portion.

g

[g] denotes weight, 100g is roughly 3.5 oz.

About Ingredients

Mirin

Mirin is a weakly sweet seasoning similar to sake, made from Japanese distilled spirits and rice malt. It used to adding sweetness, shine, and luster to food.

Mentsuyu

This soup is used for Japanese noodles and is made mainly of soy sauce, Japanese soup stock, sake, mirin and sugar. Generally, 'Mentsuyu' called in Japan is ready-made products that is double or triple concentration. When using 'Mentsuyu', it is diluted with water.

How to cook

  • 1.Cut vegetable

    Cut off about 1 cm (0.3 inch) of the eggplant head.

  • 2.Cut vegetable

    Cut the eggplant in half lengthwise.

  • 3.Slit a vegetable

    Cut a slit to hold the minced meat in the eggplant.

  • 4.Slit a vegetable

    Finish as shown in the photo.

  • 5.Slit a vegetable

    Make shallow slits on the surface of the eggplant in a grid pattern for easy to soaking the sauce in at finally.

  • 6.Grill

    Grill the eggplant until lightly browned to soften. When done grilling,remove and set aside.

  • 7.Stir

    Put into a bowl,minced meat,onion,salt,pepper,and nutmeg.

  • 8.Mix

    Mix the ingredients so that they are evenly mixed.

  • 9.Mix

    Finish as shown in the photo.

  • 10.Sprinkle

    Sprinkle potato starch to the eggplant slits.

  • 11.Meat into vegetable

    Put the meat into the eggplant slits.

  • 12.Meat into vegetable

    Finish as shown in the photo.

  • 13.Grill

    Turn the heat to medium and brown the eggplant lightly on both sides until browned.

  • 14.Roast

    Add water (to taste) to the pan and steam roast the eggplant.

  • 15.Roast

    Steam roast over low heat for about 10 minutes.

  • 16.Stir

    Stir 1 tbsp of undiluted mentsuyu(3x diluted),grated ginger (with juice) and 1 tbsp mirin.

  • 17.Pour sauce

    Keeping the heat low,pour the sauce over the eggplant.

  • 18.Grill

    Grill it lightly over low heat and it is ready to serve. Since it is seasoned,it can be served as is without any seasoning.