Oriental meatballs with Eggplants and tomatoes

This are 2 dishes I wanted to try since a long time, but I got a hard time finding Sumac. Sumac is a turkish spice which has a tangy lemony taste. Oriental Meatballs Ingredients: 400 gr of ground lamb and beef (in my case I used 300 of Lamb and 100 of beef). salt 2…

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Deep-Fried Eggplants in Dashi Marinade

And another Isakaya dish ;-). Ingredients: 2 small eggplants some shishito peppers (they are called pimientos del padron in Europe and typical in Spain) Oil for frying (Sunflower oil) 4 tbsp. soy sauce 4 tbsp. mirin bonito flakes (a handful) 1 small piece of Kombu Kelp 240 ml water 1 tsp. of chili flakes  …

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Dengaku Nasu – Eggplants with Miso

I recently had Dengaku Nasu at my favourite Isakaya in Tokyo, Aso (あそう) and loved it. I finally had the chance to try to cook it. I served it with Chicken Teriyaki and japanese rice. Ingredients: 2 small Eggplants 1 tbsp oil 2 tbsp Mirin 2 tbsp Sake 2 tbsp Sugar 2 tbsp Hatcho Miso…

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Miso Eggplant Stir Fry

This was a real discovery. Very easy but tasty recipe. Ingredients: 5 small eggplants 1-2  red hot chilli 50 ml soup stock 2 tablespoon sake 2 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoon miso (i used red miso) some sesame oil First of all peel some strips of the eggplants (alternatively) and then cut in small stripes. Chop…

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Eggplants burgers with Tsatsiki

That’s a very easy recipe. Just cut eggplants in 1 cm thick slices. Put the im seasoned flour, the in egg yokes and finally in breadcrumbs. Fry them in oil. While letting cool down prepare the tsatsiki with 175 gr. Greek Yoghurt, half a cucumber, 2 garlic cloves, salt ,pepper, a little bit of tabasco…

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Cannelloni ricotta and fried eggplants

Somebody was hungry tonight and ask me something nice for dinner. So I did little changes to the original recipe. Ingredients: Some fresh pasta for Lasagne 250 gr ricotta parsley 1 smaller eggplants some tomato sauce eventually 1 onion to add some taste to the sauce salt pepper oregano   Cut the Eggplant into small…

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