Mentaiko Eggplant Don

Ingredients

• 1/2 bowl brown rice
• 2 eggplants
• 3T mentaiko (roe only
• membrane removed)
• 2T chopped scallion
• 1T minced garlic
• 1T soy sauce
• 1T sesame oil
• 1T toasted sesame seeds
• 1 egg yolk

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Steps

1. 01

   Heat olive oil in a pan, sprinkle with pepper, and sear the thinly sliced eggplant on both sides.

2. 02

   Scrape the roe out of the mentaiko, discarding the membrane.

3. 03

   In a mixing bowl, combine the grilled eggplant from step 1, chopped scallion, minced garlic, 1T soy sauce, 1T sesame oil, and toasted sesame seeds, mixing gently.

4. 04

   Top a bowl of rice with the mentaiko eggplant from step 3 and the egg yolk.