Simmered Eggplant & Enoki

Source : Combine All The Sauce Ingredients In A Small Bowl Cut Off The Green Bit Of Eggplants And Cut In Half Or Quarters Lengthways Then Make Many Shallow Cuts...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : November 30, 2025

Step:

  1. Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.

  2. Cut off the green bit of Eggplants and cut in half or quarters lengthways, then make many shallow cuts on the skin. Then cut into chunky 4 to 5cm pieces.

  3. Cut off the brown bottom of Enoki and clean them. Cut into 3 to 4cm length pieces.

  4. Heat Oils in a frying pan over medium heat, place Eggplant pieces on the skin side down, cover with a lid, and cook for about 3 minutes. Turn them over, cover with the lid, and cook for 2 minutes.

  5. Scatter Enoki over the Eggplant, pour the sauce, cover with the lid and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the lid, stir to mix, sprinkle with Rice Vinegar, and mix to combine.

  6. Transfer to a serving deep plate, scatter with finely chopped Spring Onion, and serve with freshly cooked rice.


Ingredients

  1. 2 medium Eggplant *about 500g
  2. 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
  3. 1/2 tablespoon Sesame Oil
  4. 200 g Enoki
  5. 1/2 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
  6. 1 Spring Onion *finely chopped
  7. Sauce
  8. 1 small piece Ginger *grated
  9. 3 tablespoons Soy Sauce
  10. 3 tablespoons Mirin
  11. 1/2 tablespoon Sugar
  12. Chilli Flakes *optional

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