About:
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
Philips Premium Digital Airfryer XXL with Fat Reduction Technology, HD9650/96
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!
