Main ingredients 🥩
eggplantriceegg yolkred chili peppersesame seedssoy saucetuna sauce
Okjubu's Eggplant Rice Bowl
A simple, savory-sweet eggplant rice bowl made quickly in the microwave and pan
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those looking for a unique solo meal using eggplant
- ⭐ People who want to create a fancy one-bowl dish quickly without adjusting stove heat
Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- eggplant 1 piece
- rice 1 bowl
- egg yolk 1 piece
- red chili pepper a little
- sesame seeds a little
- vegetable oil appropriate amount
- seasoning salt a little
- soy sauce 2 tablespoons
- water 2 tablespoons
- tuna sauce (or green soybean paste) 1 tablespoon
- sugar 1 tablespoon
Recipe 🍳
- Peel the eggplant skin in patches, then microwave for 3 minutes until soft.
- Mix soy sauce 2 tablespoons, water 2 tablespoons, tuna sauce 1 tablespoon, and sugar 1 tablespoon to make the seasoning sauce.
- After cooking, leave one end of the eggplant intact and slice it lengthwise to open it up wide.
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan, place the eggplant in and cook until the steam is gone, sprinkling a little seasoning salt on top.
- Pour the prepared seasoning sauce over the eggplant and stir evenly on both sides to let the flavor soak in.
- Place rice in a bowl, top with the cooked eggplant, add egg yolk in the center, and sprinkle red chili pepper and sesame seeds to finish.
- Prepare the eggplant and microwave for 3 minutes.
- Mix the ingredients in the specified amounts to make the soy sauce seasoning.
- Open up the eggplant and pan-fry it while adding a pinch of salt.
- Pour in the sauce and simmer on both sides.
- Serve on rice with egg yolk and garnishes on top.
Cooking tips 💡
- Leaving some eggplant skin in patches keeps texture and appearance more appealing.
- You can substitute tuna sauce with green soybean paste or regular fish sauce.
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