Eggplant Baked with Cheese and Sweet-Savory Sauce

 

Ingredients (serves 2):

2 eggplants

Potato starch (as needed)

2 tbsp salad oil

[A] 1 tbsp soy sauce

[A] 1 tbsp sake

[A] 1 tbsp mirin

[A] 2 tsp sugar

[A] 1/2 tsp grated garlic

60g pizza cheese

Instructions

① Remove the stems from the eggplants and cut them into rounds. Soak in water for about 5 minutes, then pat dry thoroughly. Lightly coat the eggplant slices with potato starch.

② Heat the salad oil in a frying pan over medium heat and arrange the eggplant slices in the pan. Cook until both sides are nicely browned and the eggplant is tender all the way through.

③ Add the [A] ingredients and cook, tossing to coat the eggplant, until the sauce becomes glossy.

④ Sprinkle the pizza cheese over the top, cover with a lid, and steam-cook over low heat for 1–2 minutes. It's ready to serve!