Eggplant and tomato stew with Shiitake powder

Name: Eggplant and tomato stew with Shiitake powder
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 3 eggplants; 1 can (400 g) diced tomatoes; 2 cloves garlic; 4 Tbsp olive oil; 10 g butter; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 1 tsp sugar; ● 1 tsp miso; ● A pinch of dried oregano; ● A pinch of dried basil; ● 1 bouillon cube; ● 1 Tbsp Shiitake mushroom powder

Tony Sugimoto @cook_24898834

Japan

Shiitake mushrooms, eggplants, and tomatoes go together very well! Using the grated dried Shiitake featured on Japanese National Television Agency "NHK Gatten!" easily gives this dish a natural, rich umami taste.

Tips and tricks:
*Adding a little water to Shiitake powder and waiting 10 minutes before using, maximizes 3x the Umami Flavor! One dry tbsp equals one pre-soaked tsp, the same Umami boosting power. The drying and rehydrating process of Shiitake produces "Guanylate," a natural Umami energizer. Guanylate amplifies the Umami taste of all foods.

Zen monks found Forest-grown Shiitake is the best Umami enhancer for Vegan Cuisine more than 1000-years ago in Japan. The drying and rehydrating process of Shiitake produces "Guanylate," a natural Umami energizer. Guanylate amplifies the Umami taste of all foods.
Unlike Dried Porcini, Shiitake can enhance the Umami taste of your cooking without adding a mushroom flavor.

Forest-grown Japanese Shiitake Powder 40g, Natural Umami Booster

Tony Sugimoto @cook_24898834

Japan

Forest-grown Japanese Shiitake Powder 40g, Natural Umami Booster

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Ingredients

30-40 min.

2 people

4 slicesbacon
3eggplants
1 can (400 g)diced tomatoes
2 clovesgarlic
4 Tbspolive oil
10 gbutter
1 pinchsalt and pepper
1 tspsugar
● 1 tsp miso
● A pinch of dried oregano
● A pinch of dried basil
● 1 bouillon cube
● 1 Tbsp Shiitake mushroom powder

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Steps

30-40 min.

1

Cut the bacon into 1cm-wide pieces. Cut the eggplants into bite-size pieces, then sprinkle it with salt (not included in the ingredient list), and set aside. Finely mince the garlic.
2

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, and sauté the garlic on low heat until fragrant.
3

Add and sauté the bacon and eggplant, then add the canned tomato and the seasonings in the ● bullet points, and simmer for 15–20 minutes.
4

Adjust the flavor with the butter, salt, pepper, and sugar, and it is ready.
5

You can eat it as a side dish just as it is. It is also convenient when prepared in advance, and it can be used as a sauce for pasta or meat as well.♪