Miso & Mozzarella Baked Eggplant
Miso & Mozzarella Baked Eggplant

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Miso is a fermented paste that adds a salty umami flavor to many Japanese dishes. Most miso is made in Japan, where the ingredient has been used since the eighth century or earlier. Miso (みそ or 味噌) is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and kōji (the fungus Aspergillus oryzae) and sometimes rice, barley, seaweed, or other ingredients. The result is a thick paste used for sauces and spreads, pickling vegetables, fish, or meats, and mixing with dashi soup stock to serve as miso soup called misoshiru (), a Japanese culinary staple.

Miso & Mozzarella Baked Eggplant is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Miso & Mozzarella Baked Eggplant is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have miso & mozzarella baked eggplant using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Miso & Mozzarella Baked Eggplant:
  1. Make ready 1 large Eggplant
  2. Take Oil
  3. Take Mozzarella *dried and shredded, OR use Pizza Mix
  4. Make ready Today I used 12 Bocconcini cherries
  5. Take Finely chopped Spring Onion
  6. Make ready <Miso Sauce>
  7. Prepare 1 tablespoon Mirin
  8. Make ready 2 tablespoons Miso
  9. Take 2 teaspoons Sugar

Miso, like yogurt, is a live food packed with bacteria that's good for you. It adds a savoury, umami flavour to food and can be used in lots of ways. Traditionally, miso is made using cooked soya beans, koji culture, salt and often a grain such as rice or barley. Miso means 'fermented beans' in Japanese.

Instructions to make Miso & Mozzarella Baked Eggplant:
  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  2. Cut a large Eggplant lengthways into 4 even slices. Score the skin of two end slices.
  3. Drizzle Oil over a baking tray and place Eggplant slices. Bake for 10 minutes or until Eggplant slices are softened.
  4. Combine all the Miso Sauce ingredients and spread on the softened Eggplant slices. Then place some shredded OR torn Mozzarella (OR Pizza Mix) on top.
  5. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until the Mozzarella is melted and browned. Sprinkle with finely chopped Spring Onion and serve.

Traditionally, miso is made using cooked soya beans, koji culture, salt and often a grain such as rice or barley. Miso means 'fermented beans' in Japanese. In Japan, people begin their day with a bowl of miso soup, believed to stimulate digestion and energise the body. A traditional ingredient in Japanese and Chinese diets, miso paste is made from fermented soybeans and grains and contains millions of beneficial bacteria. Miso is a fermented seasoning paste made from soy beans or barley, fermented with the all-round wonder grain, koji.

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