Fried Aubergine Japanese Style – ナス南蛮

Nanban Zuke 南蛮漬け basically defines a deep-fried meat or vegetables marinated in a vinegary source with soya sauce, so you can imagine the variety of dish you can create if you know the method. My favourite Nanban dish is with aubergines. This recipe actually requires only a small amount of oil so it's healthier than original Aubergine Nanban. It is a very simple but extremely satisfying dish. It will be very nice to eat with Japanese rice but if you don't have it, you can eat with any other rice.

*This time, I've used a purple long aubergine which I found in a Chinese supermarket nearby and it was nice!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: Servies for 4 as a side dish

Ingredients

3 small Japanese aubergines or 1.5 big European aubergine
1 - 2 branches of spring onion
About 2 tablespoons of flour
For Source
*1 tablespoon Soya sauce
*1 tablespoon light brown sugar
*1 tablespoon vinegar (Japanese or wine vinegar)

How To

  1. Chop aubergines into big bite sizes and soak in a water for 10 minutes. Drain the water and dry them well possibly with paper towels. 
  2. Coat the aubergines with flour well. 
  3. Mix the source ingredients* well. Shallow fry the aubergines in a hot pan with a small but enough amount of oil until they become soft.  Sprinkle some chopped spring onions if desired.
  4. Add the source to the pan, mix well and serve!

tips

  • You can add a few chopped chilli flakes if you like.

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