seared eggplant & green pepper

  • Serves: 4
  • Calories: 93 kcal
  • Total Time: 10 m
    • Prep: 5 m
    • Cook: 5 m
  • Total Time: 10 m
    • Prep: 5 m
    • Cook: 5 m
  • Japanese: Nasu to pīman no itamemono

ingredients:

  • 10 1/2 ounces eggplants
  • 5 ounces green pepper(s)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons salad oil

step 1:

Cut the stalks off the eggplants and then cut the eggplants in half lengthwise. Slice the eggpant halves diagonally into 1 in. pieces.

step 2:

Cut the green pepper(s) in half and remove seeds. Cut diagonally into half.

step 3:

Heat the salad oil in a pot and sear the eggplant on both sides for a couple of minutes on medium-low heat. Add the green pepper and sear for a couple of minutes.

step 4:

Add the sugar and soy sauce.

comment:

The sweetened soy sauce suits eggplant which has a plain taste and green pepper which has a bitter taste.