Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks
Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks

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Stir in mushrooms, butter, ¾ teaspoon salt, and pepper. Stir in white wine, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. Meanwhile, sautee chopped leek and onion in olive oil until just soft.

Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

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

The ingredients needed to make Simmered Eggplant and Japanese Leeks:
  1. Make ready 5 small or 3 long Eggplant (slim Japanese type)
  2. Prepare 1 stalk for stir frying plus 5 cm of the white part for garnish Japanese leek
  3. Prepare 1 Red chili pepper
  4. Prepare 50 ml Vegetable oil
  5. Prepare 180 ml Dashi stock (if using dashi stock granules, use 1/2 teaspoon plus water)
  6. Prepare 50 ml Sake
  7. Take 2 tbsp Sugar
  8. Prepare 3 tbsp Soy sauce

Cook for one minute, stirring frequently. Spoon the vegetables on top of the. In a medium pot, add oil and heat at medium heat. Cook eggplants on the skin side down for a couple of minutes.

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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