Grilled Eggplant with Sesame Sauce

I love eggplants. While I was thinking of dishes to prepare with one of my favorite sweet and savory sauces, this was what stuck!If the skin of the eggplant is tough, peel off some strips in a zebra pattern to make it easier to bite into. Once you add the sauce ingredients it will cook down in no time, so make sure to simmer over low heat. Recipe by pappatyan.

Since eggplants and bell peppers were cheap, I fixed them up with ponzu sauce to make a refreshing and delicious dish that may also help combat summer fatigue.Remove from the heat before adding the ponzu sauce. Stir briskly to avoid burning.I burned mine a little in the photo shown in Step 7.Although you can use your favorite ponzu sauce, it will be 30 times more delicious using the Yuzu Maroyaka brand. Recipe by Ponzu shokunin nao

I love eggplants and I want to eat them every day if I could.This recipe is easy and my favorite way to eat eggplants. I think I've been eating them this way for decades.You don't need to soak the eggplants in water. Just cook as soon as you cut them.Add the ginger and mentsuyu as soon as the eggplant slices are cooked. The flavors will penetrate the eggplant well. You could peel the skins if you prefer. For easy to make amount. Recipe by Junchan

I thought of a sesame sauce for ramen noodle salads and bang bang chicken.The sauce is pretty sweet, so adjust the sugar as you taste.If you plan to serve this to children, replace the sake for water as you won't burn off the alcohol. Recipe by 1630412

This is my Japanese grandma, Kimiko's recipe.

Boiled tofu is a standard winter dish.I like it but I quickly tire of the same old soy sauce and ponzu flavor.Since the tofu is the main ingredient, only use a small amount of meat.You can also add any other ingredients that you want.You can make 4 large servings of sauce with this recipe. Recipe by Nacchi sencho

My mother used to make this for us a lot. It's so light, and I've always loved it.Be sure to squeeze off all the excess moisture from the bean sprouts. If you marinate them for a while in the refrigerator and let the flavors blend together really well, they'll be even more delicious and refreshing. For 1 bag of bean sprouts (200 g). Recipe by Gomamaron

I love oysters! I also love easy dishes.You can also use this to make liver or meat into a nice drinking snack.If you live in Japan, I recommend using domestic garlic and ginger. Ginger grated by hand tastes better than the tubed type. This method of eating oysters has so much less raw taste/smell than eating them with grated daikon radish and ponzu sauce. Be sure to thoroughly blot off the excess moisture. These oysters are good for you. Give them a try at least once. Recipe by pegupepepe

I was able to survive 7 years of making bentos for my children with this mix. Frozen goma-ae (cooked vegetables with sesame sauce) becomes wet by the time it thaws, and the flavors dissipate so it's no good! But making goma-ae for bento every time is a bother and you're likely to have awkward amounts left over. This sesame-sauce base is perfect for families with those kinds of problems.I'd always made this by eyeballing the ingredients, but I tried measuring things out properly this time. And what do you know - the ratio is quite easy to remember. This mixture is on the sweet side, so please use this as a starting point and adjust the amount of soy sauce and sugar. It has almost no moisture in it, so if you put it in a container with a hermetically sealed lid or a jar with a a screwtop lid, you can even store it at room temperature. Recipe by Heartful Kitchen Rei

An alternative for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike, it stands proudly alongside pork, chicken, and shrimp. It doesn't lack in flavor... only in cholesterol and perhaps in calories if you watch the olive oil. As for the sauce, make it early to add a refreshing kick to your taste.A few more secretsAvoid salting the other vegetables before grilling to prevent them from losing their juices. Adjust the grilling time depending on whether you have an open grill like in the photo, charcoal - which cooks quickly - or the oven grill. The brave can add 2-3 drops of Tabasco to the sauce, which is already spicy from the garlic. Try them wrapped in thin pita bread.

✿ Contest Winner ✿✿ Thank you for the recipe feature ✿Enjoy tender pork and eggplant tossed in a spicy sesame soy sauce.Recipe background:I created this recipe because I wanted a punchy sauce to enjoy with chilled shabu-shabu, perfect for hot weather.

There are many recipes for Yakiniku dipping sauces around. This one is based on the recipe at Just One Cookbook, but I've simplified it by using dashi powder instead of needing to steep it in katsuobushi for a whole night. I've also used Korean ssamjang paste, which is normally used as part of the dip for samgyeupsal. 🇯🇵🥩🐄🔥🇰🇷