Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks
Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, simmered eggplant and japanese leeks. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have simmered eggplant and japanese leeks using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks:
  1. Take or 3 long Eggplant (slim Japanese type)
  2. Get for stir frying plus 5 cm of the white part for garnish Japanese leek
  3. Prepare Red chili pepper
  4. Prepare Vegetable oil
  5. Make ready Dashi stock (if using dashi stock granules, use 1/2 teaspoon plus water)
  6. Take Sake
  7. Get Sugar
  8. Get Soy sauce
Instructions to make Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks:
  1. Slice the eggplants about 2-3 cm thick. It's best to slice them thickly, since they tend to fall apart while simmering.
  2. Slice the leek about 1 cm thick. Shred a 5 cm piece of the white part of the leek finely to use as garnish.
  3. Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add the eggplant. Stir fry thoroughly, letting the eggplant absorb the oil in the pan.
  4. When the eggplant slices are completely saturated with oil and starting to brown, add the leek and stir fry quickly. If there's any oil left in the pan, wipe with paper towels for a better finish.
  5. Put sake and dashi stock in the pan, and bring to a boil. Add the sugar, soy sauce, and sliced red chili pepper. Simmer over low-medium heat for about 8 minutes and it's done. Let it cool down a bit and taste. Season with a little mentsuyu if needed.

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