Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce"!
Simply cook the roasted eggplant in a frying pan and soak it in sweet otsuyu (soy sauce). You can eat as many tender eggplants as you like!
Material ( For 2 persons )
eggplant two (long cylindrical things)
noodle soup 2 tablespoons
sugar 1 teaspoon
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) 1 cup
Grated ginger (tube is OK) 1 teaspoon
shallot about 5 cm
Salad oil or sesame oil proper quantity
Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

Here is a recipe for "Grilled Eggplant with Soy Sauce" that will make you eat a bag of eggplant in no time. All you have to do is quickly grill them in a frying pan and dip them in the broth. You can also put the broth in a storage container and keep it in the fridge as a reserve dish!

Grilled and soaked eggplant

Ingredients

Here is what you need

2 eggplants
2 tablespoons mentsuyu
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon grated ginger (tube is OK)
5cm long green onion
Salad oil or sesame oil to taste

Sesame oil is recommended if you want to add fragrance and richness.

Directions

Wash eggplant, cut off the stem, and cut in half lengthwise.

Reference link】How to remove the stems of eggplant.

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

Make a shallow slit diagonally across the skin and soak the eggplant in a bowl of water for 2 to 3 minutes.

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

Heat a little more oil in a frying pan, place the eggplants, drained, skin side down, and cook over medium-high heat.

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

When browned, flip and cook until browned.

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

If there is too much oil, wipe it off with kitchen paper and add 1 cup of water, mentsuyu, and sugar. When lightly simmering, add grated ginger.

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

Serve in a bowl with the simmering broth, topped with chopped green onions, and voila!

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

How does grilled eggplant taste?

The moment you bite into a soft eggplant, it melts in your mouth! The eggplant soaks up the flavor of the slightly sweet soy sauce and melts and unravels with just one bite. The slightly spicy taste of ginger adds a refreshing accent. I could eat as many eggplants as I want!

Recipe for "Grilled eggplant with soy sauce" (Japanese only)

Sprinkle some shichimi (seven spice) or sesame seeds on top if you like. If you soak the eggplant in the broth until just before eating, the flavor will soak into the tender eggplant and it will be delicious!