Miso Itame, A Stir Fry with Miso, Eggplant and Pork
Miso Itame is a classic Japanese stirfry dish that people enjoy during hot summer days; every household has its version but usually has eggplants and pork. The dish is nutty, sweet, salty, and has just enough oil to enhances the richness of the flavor.
200gramsJapanese/Chinese eggplant1 medium eggplant
200gramspork belly or lointhinly sliced
1/2mediumgreen peppercut into 12
1/2mediumonioncut into strips
vegetable oil for cooking
Miso Sauce
1/4cupmisowhite, yellow or red
3tablespoonsake
3tablespoonmirin
2tablespoonbrown sugar
2teaspoonsoy sauce
Instructions
Gather ingredients.
Prep the ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine miso, sake, mirin, sugar and soy sauce. Note: If using a lean piece of pork such as loin, sprinkle the meat with one tablespoon of sake and set it aside for 5 minutes.
Heat a large frying pan (or stirfry pan) on medium heat. Add about ¼ cup of vegetable oil and cook eggplants. When the eggplant is soft, take it out on a paper towel. Set it aside.
Using the same frying pan, stirfry pork until it is almost cooked through, take it out on a dish, and set it aside.
Heat the frying pan again, add a teaspoon of oil and stirfry onion and pepper. When onion and peppers are soft, return the eggplant and pork to the pan. Add miso mixture, continue cooking on medium heat until sauce thickens.
Sprinkle sesame seeds and garnish with chopped chives (optional). Serve hot or room temperature with steamed white rice.
Notes
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