Nasu Dengaku (broiled Japanese Eggplants With Miso)

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons sake or 4 tablespoons wine
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons miso (red or )
• 4 japanese eggplants, trimmed and cut lengthwise
• 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
• sesame seeds
• 2 green onions, sliced thin

Recipe

• 1 mix sake or wine with sugar and boil for a few minutes.
• 2 add miso to wine and cook just until miso is mixed in.
• 3 lightly brush or rub cut side of eggplants with sesame oil.
• 4 place eggplants cut side down under a broiler on high for 3 minutes.
• 5 turn eggplant over and broil another 3 minutes.
• 6 spread sesame mixture thinly over cut side of eggplant and return to broiler for about 1 minute.
• 7 remove from oven and sprinkle eggplants with sesame seeds and green onion.
• 8 *note if you have extra miso mixture it's great to add to a stirfry.