Best 9 Eggplant With Miso Nobu Recipes

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Eggplant with miso nobu is a savory and flavorful Japanese dish that combines the rich, earthy taste of eggplant with the umami-richness of miso paste. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or just starting out in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the process of creating this delightful dish with a blend of traditional and modern techniques. We'll explore the best eggplant varieties to use, expert tips for achieving the perfect texture, and variations on the classic recipe that will tantalize your taste buds. So, gather your ingredients and let's dive into the world of eggplant with miso nobu!

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NOBU'S EGGPLANT WITH MISO



Nobu's Eggplant with Miso image

A savory-sweet miso sauce (which you'll also find on Nobu's black cod) is spread on fried halved Japanese eggplants, then broiled to golden perfection.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Vegan Recipes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 5

Extra-virgin olive oil, for frying
4 Japanese eggplants (about 6 ounces each), halved lengthwise and skin scored in a crosshatch pattern
1 cup Nobu's Den Miso
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Pickled ginger and plums, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to broil. Line a baking sheet with paper towels; set aside. In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat 2 inches of oil to 360 degrees. Working in batches, place eggplants in pan, skin side up, and fry 1 minute. Turn and fry 30 seconds more. Transfer eggplants to baking sheet and let drain.
  • Transfer eggplants, skin side down, to an unlined baking sheet. Spread each half with slightly more than 1 tablespoon miso. Broil until miso begins to darken and caramelize, about 30 seconds to a few minutes, depending on the strength of your broiler. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and garnish with pickled ginger and plums.

MISO-GLAZED EGGPLANT



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Miso-glazed eggplant (Nasu dengaku) is on many Japanese menus, and it's a dish I always order. It's incredibly easy to make at home. I roast the eggplant first, then brush it with the glaze and run it under the broiler. The trick is getting the timing right so the glaze caramelizes but doesn't burn. That's a guessing game in my old Wedgewood oven, because the broiler door has no window.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     easy, appetizer, side dish

Time 45m

Yield Serves 4 as an appetizer or side dish

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 long Japanese eggplants or 4 small Italian eggplants (about 3/4 pound)
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon sesame oil, plus additional for the baking sheet
1 tablespoon mirin
1 tablespoon sake
2 tablespoons white or yellow miso
1 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

  • Cut the eggplants in half lengthwise and cut off the stem and calyx. Using the tip of a paring knife, cut an incision down the middle of each half, making sure not to cut through the skin, but cutting down to it. Salt the eggplant lightly and let sit for 10 minutes. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment and brush with sesame oil.
  • Blot the eggplants with paper towels and place, cut side down, on the baking sheets. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, until the skin is beginning to shrivel and the flesh is soft. Remove from the oven, carefully turn the eggplants over, and preheat the broiler.
  • To make the glaze, combine the mirin and sake in the smallest saucepan you have and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 20 seconds, taking care not to boil off much of the liquid, then turn the heat to low and stir in the miso and the sugar. Whisk over medium-low heat without letting the mixture boil, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and whisk in the sesame oil.
  • Brush the eggplants with the miso glaze, using up all of the glaze. Place under the broiler, about 2 inches from the heat, and broil for about 1 minute, until the glaze begins to bubble and looks shiny. Remove from the heat. Allow to cool if desired or serve hot. To serve, cut the eggplant halves on the diagonal into 1- to 1-1/2-inch slices.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 117, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 684 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams

EGGPLANT WITH MISO



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Provided by Amanda Hesser

Categories     easy, quick, side dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/8 cup sweet white miso
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons sake
3 tablespoons mirin
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 medium Japanese eggplants, halved lengthwise
Toasted sesame seeds

Steps:

  • Heat miso, sugar, sake and mirin in small saucepan over moderate heat. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
  • In large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add half the eggplant, and saute on both sides for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender and brown. Remove to plate. Repeat with rest of oil and eggplant.
  • Lay eggplants, cut side up, on a serving plate. Spoon over den miso, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

MISO GLAZED EGGPLANT: LOW CARB



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A streamlined take on nasu dengaku, broiled eggplant is brushed with a miso-soy glaze producing a simple yet satisfying side dish. With just four ingredients, the quality of the eggplant is important in this recipe. Seek out the freshest eggplants that are thin with slightly firm flesh and smooth and shiny skin. Older eggplants tend to be bitter.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     side-dish

Time 16m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 tablespoon white or yellow miso
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 medium Asian eggplants (long, thin eggplants), about 4 ounces
Vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Position an oven rack in the upper part of the oven and preheat the broiler. Line a pan with foil.
  • Whisk the miso and soy sauce together in a small bowl. Trim the eggplant stems and halve lengthwise. Lightly score a diamond-like pattern into the flesh of the eggplant. Put the eggplants, skin-side up on the prepared pan.
  • Broil the eggplants until the skin discolors, about 1 minute. Turn the eggplants over, lightly brush the top with oil, and broil until softened, about 4 minutes. Brush each eggplant half with the miso mixture and broil until the top is bubbling, about 1 minute. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 101 calorie, Fat 7.5 grams, SaturatedFat 1 grams, Carbohydrate 7.5 grams, Fiber 2.5 grams

MISO-GLAZED EGGPLANT SLICES



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Try this Asian-inspired eggplant recipe flavored with white miso paste.

Provided by annalauren_s

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

cooking spray
1 pound eggplant, thickly sliced
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon tamari
2 teaspoons white miso paste
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

Steps:

  • Heat a grill pan over high heat and spray well with cooking spray. Spray eggplant slices with cooking spray and grill in the hot pan, turning occasionally, until soft and charred, about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile whisk oil, honey, tamari, white miso, and red pepper together in a large bowl. Add eggplant slices and toss to coat. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113.6 calories, Carbohydrate 12.1 g, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 332.2 mg, Sugar 7.5 g

NOBU'S DEN MISO



Nobu's Den Miso image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Cuisine-Inspired Recipes     Japanese-Inspired Recipes

Time 50m

Yield Makes 2 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/2 cups white miso
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup sake
3/4 cup mirin

Steps:

  • Combine miso and sugar in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add sake and mirin, whisking to combine. Bring to a simmer over low heat and cook, stirring frequently, until sugar is dissolved and color begins to darken, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove from heat.

NASU DENGAKU (BROILED JAPANESE EGGPLANTS WITH MISO)



Nasu Dengaku (Broiled Japanese Eggplants With Miso) image

I really wanted a fast eggplant dish. I was actually looking for a recipe similar to an eggplant stew, from a restaurant I frequent but came up with this one instead. It is the best eggplant dish I've had, but I'll still keep searching for something like that stewed dish. This one burns very easily so keep an eye on it. I don't recommend going over the times listed, so you may want to set a timer. If you don't go over (especially on the miso broiling step) it should be really tasty. It's not bad even if it is a little burned.

Provided by MC Baker

Categories     Low Protein

Time 12m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

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

Steps:

  • Mix sake or wine with sugar and boil for a few minutes.
  • Add miso to wine and cook just until miso is mixed in.
  • Lightly brush or rub cut side of eggplants with sesame oil.
  • Place eggplants cut side down under a broiler on high for 3 minutes.
  • Turn eggplant over and broil another 3 minutes.
  • Spread sesame mixture thinly over cut side of eggplant and return to broiler for about 1 minute.
  • Remove from oven and sprinkle eggplants with sesame seeds and green onion.
  • *Note if you have extra miso mixture it's great to add to a stirfry.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217.4, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 473.8, Carbohydrate 42.1, Fiber 19.5, Sugar 20.1, Protein 7.2

MISO-ROASTED CHINESE EGGPLANTS



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Miso Chinese eggplant dish. Almost a main. Consider adding 1/2 pound of browned ground pork or beef together with miso sauce.

Provided by coryandlaurel

Time 40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 medium Chinese eggplant, chopped
¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons miso paste
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
1 tablespoon white vinegar
¼ teaspoon sesame oil

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Toss eggplant chunks with olive oil in a bowl and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet.
  • Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, turning once.
  • Mix miso, sugar, soy sauce, water, mirin, vinegar, and sesame oil together in a bowl. Pour over eggplants and toss. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Bake for 5 minutes; toss. Continue to bake until tender, about 5 minutes more. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.8 calories, Carbohydrate 20.8 g, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 9.5 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 392.7 mg, Sugar 10.4 g

EGGPLANT WITH SWEET MISO



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From The Best Recipes in the World by Mark Bittman. Use the Japanese eggplant (the slender, long, lavender-colored varieties rather than the fat, almost black ones) for this recipe. Make this up to an hour in advance; like many eggplant dishes, it's good at room temperature. Or make in advance and run under the broiler to reheat, until the miso topping bubbles (reserve the sesame seeds until after you do this).

Provided by AB_Fan

Categories     Vegetable

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 large eggplants or 4 small eggplants, long and thin variety
1/4 cup corn oil or 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
1/4 cup dark miso (red)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon mirin or 1 1/2 teaspoons honey, thinned with water
1 tablespoon rice vinegar, to taste
lightly toasted sesame seeds

Steps:

  • Remove the caps from the eggplant and cut them in half lengthwise.
  • Put the peanut oil in a large skillet, preferably non-stick, over medium heat. About 2 minutes later, add the eggplant, skin side down. Cook until nicely browned, adjusting the heat and rotating the pieces so they brown evenly, about 10 minutes. Turn and cook on the flesh side until brown, then continue to cook, turning as necessary, until tender, another 10 minutes or so.
  • When the eggplant is almost done, combine the miso, sugar, mirin, and vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring. Remove the eggplant and spread a thin coating of the miso mixture over each half; top with the sesame seeds. Serve hot or at room temperature.
  • You can also grill or broil this recipe: Start a charcoal or gas grill or preheat the broiler; the rack should be about 6 inches from the heat source. Brush the eggplant slices well with oil. Place, flesh side down, on a baking sheet or directly on the grill. Broil or grill, turning as necessary, until browned on both sides, brushing with more oil if the eggplant looks dry. Proceed with step 3.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.2, Fat 15.1, SaturatedFat 2.6, Sodium 669.2, Carbohydrate 21.4, Fiber 10.2, Sugar 8.6, Protein 4.8

Tips:

  • Select the right eggplant: Choose eggplants that are small, tender, and have smooth, shiny skin. Avoid eggplants that are large, have blemishes, or are wrinkled.
  • Prepare the eggplant properly: Cut the eggplant into desired shapes (cubes, slices, or wedges) and sprinkle with salt. Let it sit for 30 minutes to draw out the bitterness. Then, rinse the eggplant thoroughly and pat dry.
  • Use high-quality miso: The type of miso you use will greatly affect the flavor of the dish. Choose a good quality white or red miso paste that is fresh and flavorful.
  • Cook the eggplant carefully: Don't overcrowd the pan when cooking the eggplant. This will prevent it from cooking evenly. Cook the eggplant until it is tender but still has a slight bite.
  • Adjust the sauce to your liking: The sauce for the eggplant with miso is versatile and can be adjusted to your taste preferences. If you like it sweeter, add more mirin or honey. If you prefer it spicier, add more Sriracha or chili sauce.

Conclusion:

Eggplant with miso is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, main course, or side dish. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its umami-rich flavor and tender texture, this dish is sure to impress your family and friends. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting way to cook eggplant, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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