# Vegan Eggplant Unagi Bowl

This is a delicious vegan eggplant dish that mimics the style of unagi, served over rice.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 eggplant
- 2 bowls warm cooked rice
- as needed Flour
- 2 tbsp oil
- Toasted sesame seeds
- green onions
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp dashi powder

## Instructions

1. Peel the eggplant completely.
2. Steam the eggplant until soft.
3. Cut the eggplant so the surface becomes flat.
4. Lightly coat one side of the eggplant with flour.
5. Prepare the sauce by combining soy sauce, mirin, sugar, water, and dashi powder in a bowl.
6. Heat oil in a pan and pan-sear both sides of the eggplant until golden.
7. Remove the eggplant from the pan and wipe off the excess oil.
8. Add the prepared sauce to the same pan and simmer on low heat until it slightly thickens.
9. Return the eggplant to the pan and coat it well with the sauce.
10. Serve the eggplant over warm rice and top with sesame seeds and green onions.

## Equipment

- knife
- peeler
- cutting board
- steamer
- pan
- chopsticks
- bowl

## Tips

- The sauce works great for tofu stir-fries too.
- With a bit of technique, you can create an unagi-like texture, and adding sansho pepper makes the flavor even closer.
- This dish is recommended even for people who don’t like fish.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRE4xzxEsEo/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0d73760d-362a-4e98-b769-d21164d90e1e
- Extracted: 2025-11-19

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