Steamed Eggplant With Miso Sauce (Nasu Dengaku)

1. Score the eggplants.

2. Pour enough oil to come 1/3 of the way up a pan or wok. Heat until a cube of bread browns in 12 seconds.

3. Halve the eggplant lengthwise. Lower carefully into the oil. Cook until browned.

4. Transfer the eggplant into a steamed basket.

5. Place basket over a pan of simmering water. Cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Serve with the dressing.

6. For the dressing: Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until combined.

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Nutrient	Quantity
Total fats	4.8 g
Protein	1.781 g
Carbohydrates	2.619 g
Energy	57 kCal
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:3 undifferentiated	0.0363 g
Water	0.3 g
Aspartic acid	0.1653 g
Calcium, Ca	42 mg
Fiber, total dietary	0.93 g
Niacin	0.5925 mg
Vitamin A, RAE	0.3 g
Arginine	0.2641 g
Riboflavin	0.051 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 20:1	0.0067 g
Glutamic acid	0.3972 g
Sodium, Na	7.4 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:1 undifferentiated	0.0144 g
Total lipid (fat)	4.8 g
Manganese, Mn	0.1457 mg
Proline	0.0813 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:0	0.4292 g
Serine	0.0971 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:0	0.2019 g
Vitamin B-6	0.0149 mg
Ash	0.5 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:1 undifferentiated	1.7897 g
Pantothenic acid	0.0694 mg
Phenylalanine	0.0944 g
Copper, Cu	0.1618 mg
Thiamin	0.1283 mg
Methionine	0.0588 g
Iron, Fe	0.251 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference	2.619 g
Phosphorus, P	75.2 mg
Folate, total	9.8 g
Alanine	0.0931 g
Valine	0.0995 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:2 undifferentiated	2.0654 g
Glycine	0.122 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 14:0	0.012 g
Zinc, Zn	0.464 mg
Isoleucine	0.0766 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	2.1039 g
Leucine	0.1364 g
Vitamin A, IU	6.7 IU
Folate, DFE	9.8 g
Tryptophan	0.039 g
Tyrosine	0.0746 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	0.6722 g
Histidine	0.0524 g
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	1.8127 g
Threonine	0.0739 g
Folate, food	9.8 g
Magnesium, Mg	9.6 mg
Lysine	0.0571 g
Potassium, K	41.4 mg
Cystine	0.036 g

Ingredient	Quantity	Energy	Carbohydrates	Lipin
Oil	0	0	0	0
Mirin	2 tablespoons	0	0	0
Sake	3 tablespoons	0	0	0
eggplant	2	0	0	0
sesame seed	2 teaspoons	57	2.619	4.8
caster sugar	2 teaspoons	0	0	0
red miso	2 tablespoons	0	0	0
yellow miso	2 tablespoons	0	0	0