If you love quick and easy recipes, you should try this Japanese Grilled Eggplant recipe. The grilled eggplants are simply served with grated ginger, katsuobushi, and soy sauce to preserve the natural flavor of the ingredient.
The Japanese grilled eggplant is also known as yaki nasu. Yaki means grill; and nasu means eggplant.
This is a quick and easy Japanese recipe that can be easily prepared in less than 30 minutes. Since Japanese recipes focus on retaining the natural flavor of the ingredients, not much heavy seasonings and sauces are used. For this particular recipe, grilled eggplants are simply served with grated ginger, katsuobushi and soy sauce. If you want to make it gluten free, just make sure to use gluten-free soy sauce instead.
Ingredients
- 2 Japanese/Chinese eggplants
- soy sauce or gluten-free soy sauce
- katsuobushi
- ginger
When choosing eggplant, try to find the one that’s straight and uniform in shape. It will be easier to grill. The eggplant should be firm, not soft or hard, and have a nice shiny purple color. Avoid choosing the ones that have welted and dry stems because they are too old.
There are different kinds of eggplants. For this dish, I use the Japanese or Chinese eggplant. They are longer and slimmer in shape.
