Japanese

Nasu no Nibitashi (Simmered Eggplant in Dashi)

Name: Nasu no Nibitashi (Simmered Eggplant in Dashi)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 3 Japanese eggplants; 1 cup dashi stock; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tsp grated ginger

Kenji @kenji_notebook

Nasu no Nibitashi (Simmered Eggplant in Dashi) is Japanese home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the cooked vegetable. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

15 min Easy Pescatarian Dairy free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

3 Japanese eggplants
1 cup dashi stock
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
1 tsp grated ginger

How to cook it

Cut the eggplants into thick rounds and score the skin lightly.
Bring the dashi, soy sauce, and mirin to a simmer.
Add the eggplant and simmer until tender, about 8 minutes.
Let cool slightly in the liquid, then serve topped with grated ginger.

Watch how to cook Nasu no Nibitashi (Simmered Eggplant in Dashi)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Serve it with

A Japanese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Nasu no Nibitashi (Simmered Eggplant in Dashi), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The dish at the centre
- Buri Daikon (Yellowtail and Daikon Simmer)
  
  30 min
Something to sip
- Asari no Osuimono (Clear Clam Soup)
  
  15 min
What it is eaten with
- Genmai Gohan (Steamed Brown Rice)
  
  45 min
The sharp little thing
- Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger)
  
  2 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Nasu no Nibitashi (Simmered Eggplant in Dashi) carries gluten, soy, and fish. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Nasu no Nibitashi (Simmered Eggplant in Dashi)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	Yes	Ninjin Shirishiri (Carrot and Egg Stir-Fry with Tuna)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	Yes	Ninjin Shirishiri (Carrot and Egg Stir-Fry with Tuna)
Fish	Yes	Horenso no Goma-ae (Spinach with Sesame Dressing)
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 20 kcal
Protein: 1 g
Carbs: 5 g
Fat: 0 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 450 mg
Saturated fat: 0 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Nasu no Nibitashi (Simmered Eggplant in Dashi) takes about 15 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. It is at its best in summer, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.