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    White Eggplant Steaks with Soy Sauce Butter

    August 17, 2022 by Marc Matsumoto Leave a Comment

    White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce ready to serve.

    Growing up in the US, eggplant wasn't a veggie my family ate much of. It wasn't until I moved to Japan that I realized their sweet, creamy potential. It's not that the eggplants here are any better than the ones in the US (though we do have more variety). The trick is mostly in how they're prepared.

    Eggplant is best when it's cooked using a high-temperature cooking method such as deep frying, steaming, and char-roasting. This softens them up and primes the flesh for absorbing your choice of seasonings.

    For these eggplant "steaks," I used a three-step method that starts with pan-frying them to get some good Maillard browning on the exterior. I followed that up with some steam using sake. This cooks the eggplant through to a melt-in-your-mouth texture while infusing it with loads of umami. To finish it off, I tossed in some cultured butter and soy sauce and created an emulsion to glaze each round of tender eggplant with heaps of flavor.

    White eggplant for White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce

    By the way, I used some unusual-looking white eggplant I found at a local farm stand, but this should work with any fleshy eggplant such as Italian or Globe.

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    White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce on a plate

    White Eggplant Steaks with Soy Sauce Butter

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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Yield 2 servings

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    Ingredients 

    • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    • 2 white eggplants other colors will work
    • ¼ cup sake
    • 1 tablespoon cultured butter
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    • green shiso optional garnish, cut into a thin chiffonnade

    Instructions

    • Trim both ends off the eggplants and cut them into ¾-inch thick rounds.
      Slices of white eggplant for White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce
    • Heat a frying pan over medium heat until hot. Add the oil and eggplants in a single layer and fry on one side until browned.
    • Flip the eggplant over and brown the second side.
      Browning eggplant for White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce
    • Add the sake and immediately cover with a lid. Turn down the heat and let the eggplant steam until there is no liquid left (about 4-5 minutes).
      Steaming eggplant for White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce
    • Remove the lid and add the butter and soy sauce. Flip the eggplant steaks over repeatedly until they're glazed with the emulsion of soy sauce and butter.
      Adding the butter to White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce
    • Serve with rice.
      White Eggplant Steak with Butter Soy Sauce in a pan.

    Nutrition

    Calories 331kcalCarbohydrates 29gProtein 6gFat 20gSaturated Fat 6gPolyunsaturated Fat 8gMonounsaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0.3gCholesterol 15mgSodium 558mgPotassium 1077mgFiber 14gSugar 16gVitamin A 280IUVitamin C 10mgCalcium 46mgIron 1mg
    Course Appetizer, Side Dish
    Cuisine Original

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