
Crispy Vegetables with Miso Sauce
3d 45m
Crispy and tender fried vegetables seasoned with an umami packed, aromatic miso sauce.
A hearty vegetarian delight, this recipe was born from my travel experiences in Japan.
It pairs nicely with steamed rice or some fresh noodles!
Cut 200 g of organic roma tomatoes in medium size pieces
Peel 1 garlic clove and add to tomatoes
Transfer ingredients to sterilized jar
Add ¼ tbsp of salt
Press ingredients until tomato juice is released
Seal jar and shake to combine. Store in a dry, ventilated place at room temperature for 3d until tomatoes develop added umami and tanginess
Blend fermented tomato mix on medium speed until liquified. The Fermented Tomatoes are ready
Add ¼ cup of dark soy sauce to a bowl
Add 1½ tbsp of sake
Add 4 tbsp of tahini
Add ¾ cup of water
Add ¼ cup of miso
Add 3 tbsp of chopped ginger
Add 2 tbsp of chopped lemongrass
Add 8 tsp of brown sugar
Mix well to combine
Cook over medium heat until it boils. Remove from heat
Blend sauce on high for 2m and strain through a chinois. Reserve in refrigerator
Cut ½ of an organic eggplant into 2.5 cm cubes
Trim stems from ½ bunch of broccoli and cut into large pieces
Cut 1 organic carrot in half lengthwise
Season vegetables with Fermented Tomato and marinate for 10m to infuse the flavors
Squeeze vegetables of excess marinade and transfer to another bowl
Add ½ cup of potato starch and dredge vegetables
Heat 1 L of vegetable oil to 150 ºC
Fry the dredged vegetables for 3m. Remove and drain on paper towel
Transfer fried vegetables to a serving plate
Add 2 tbsp of miso sauce
Add 1 tsp of toasted sesame seeds
Add 2 tbps of thinly sliced spring onion
Enjoy!
Yield 2 people
Miso
¼ cupChopped Ginger
3 tbspTahini
4 tbspChopped Lemongrass
2 tbspThinly Sliced Spring Onion
2 tbspBroccoli
½ bunchOrganic Eggplant
½Organic Carrot
1Potato Starch
½ cupVegetable Oil
1 lSake
1½ tbspDark Soy Sauce
¼ cupToasted Sesame Seed
1 tspBrown Sugar
8 tspWater
¾ cup
Fermented Tomatoes
Organic Roma Tomato
200 gGarlic
1 cloveSalt
¼ tbsp
Equipment
Chinois
Blender
Blender
Glass Jar