How to Make Agedashi Eggplant / Ohitashi Recipe using Air Fryer

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Agedashi Eggplant or Ohitashi Eggplant (Agedashi Nasu / Nasu no Ohitashi) is a very popular appetizer in Japanese household dining. Traditionally, it deeps fry in the oil. For this recipe, using Air Fryer, it will reduce the use of oil yet you can have a delicious agedashi eggplant. Hope you give this yummy recipe a try.

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/8ydMQLjnZpA

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Ingredients

Serves 3 – 4

2 pcs Long Eggplant – https://amzn.to/3ngNUow
150 ml water
2 tbsp Soy Sauce – https://amzn.to/3A3GSa4
2 tbsp Mirin – https://amzn.to/2X08pe1
1/2 tbsp Sugar – https://amzn.to/3z32Zw2
1/2 tsp Hondashi powder – https://amzn.to/2VAtgEw

Steps

Prepare a broth/sauce. In a pan, add water, soy sauce, mirin, sugar and hondashi powder
Turn on the heat and bring it to a boil.
Once boiling, turn off the heat and set aside
Cut the eggplant and put some incisions
Spray the eggplants with cooking oil
Place the eggplants in the Air Fryer basket skin side up
Set Air Fryer temp to 350F and cook for 10 minutes
After 10 minutes, open the Air Fryer, flip the eggplants
And cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes
Transfer the eggplants into a pan with the sauce
Turn on the heat and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes
Turn off the heat
Serve it!