Air Fryer Miso Glazed Eggplant

Ingredients

• 1 medium eggplant, cut into 1-inch steaks.
• 2 tbsp olive oil.
• Salt to taste.
• 3 tbsp white or red miso.
• 1 tbsp sugar.
• 2 tbsp mirin.
• 1 tbsp cooking sake
• 2 tbsp water.
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced to serve.
• Sesame seeds to garnish.

Method

1. Drizzle eggplant pieces with olive oil and salt.
2. Make miso dressing by mixing together miso, sugar, mirin, cooking sake and water.
3. Use a food silicone brush to coat eggplant pieces with the miso dressing, reserving some for later. Spread eggplant pieces evenly in the air fryer basket - do not overlap. Air fry at 200C for 7 minutes.
4. Remove eggplant pieces from the air fryer and pour remaining miso dressing over the roasted eggplant - tossing it to coat well.
5. Return eggplant pieces to air fryer and continue to roast for another 5 minutes.
6. Remove eggplant from the air fryer, transfer to a serving plate, scatter with spring onions and sesame seeds.

Product used in recipe

• Obento - Cooking Sake
• Obento - Mirin Seasoning