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Seven-Spice Glazed Japanese Eggplant Donburi

Name: Seven-Spice Glazed Japanese Eggplant Donburi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 medium Japanese eggplants, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch thick slices; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp shichimi tgarashi, Japanese seven-spice powder; 4 cups steamed white rice, warm cooked short-grain rice; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 2 stems scallions, thinly sliced

Melt-in-your-mouth pan-roasted Japanese eggplant coated in a sweet glazed soy reduction with spicy shichimi tgarashi over warm rice.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 25 min

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Technique to learn

Flesh Scoring

Shallow diagonal crosshatch cuts on vegetables allow sauces to penetrate deeply into the core during frying.

Instructions

Step 1: Lightly score the flesh side of eggplant slices with a crosshatch pattern using a sharp knife.

Step 2: Combine soy sauce, honey, and rice vinegar in a small bowl until honey is completely dissolved.

Step 3: Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Step 4: Lay eggplant slices in a single layer and pan-fry for 4 to 5 minutes per side until tender and translucent.

Step 5: Pour soy sauce glaze into skillet and let it bubble over medium-low heat, gently tossing eggplant to coat for 2 minutes.

Step 6: Divide hot rice into 4 bowls, arrange glazed eggplant on top, sprinkle with shichimi tgarashi, sesame seeds, and scallions.

Cooking tips

Eggplants absorb oil like sponges; scoring the flesh ensures even heat distribution without soaking up excessive oil.
Adjust shichimi tgarashi to suit your preferred heat level.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Japanese; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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