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Japanese Eggplant W/sesame-ginger Glaze

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Vegetables, Eggs Japanese Vegetable 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 T Rice-wine or cider vinegar
1 T Soy sauce
1 T Hoisin sauce, optional
3 T Toasted sesame oil
1 T Sugar
2 T Minced fresh ginger
3 Cloves garlic, minced
8 Japanese eggplant, 4 oz
ea. halved lengthwise
2 T Oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 Scallions, minced

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:35:35 -0500  From: pickell@cyberspc.mb.ca
(S.Pickell) Whisk together vinegar, soy  sauce, hoisin sauce (if
using), sesame oil, sugar, ginger and garlic  in a small bowl.  Brush
oil over all surfaces of eggplant and  sprinkle with salt and pepper to
taste. Prepare barbecue grill  (medium heat).  Place eggplant, cut side
down, on grill and let cook  5 minutes.  Turn eggplant and brush with
glaze; continue cooking  until eggplant is very soft. Transfer eggplant
to serving platter and  drizzle with more glaze. Sprinkle with minced
scallions and serve.  Adapted by Karen Mintzias, from a recipe in:
"Fine Cooking" (Aug/Sep  1995)  MM-RECIPES@IDISCOVER.NET  MEAL-MASTER
RECIPES LISTSERVER  MM-RECIPES DIGEST V3 #120  From the MealMaster
recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe  Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 184
Calories From Fat: 154
Total Fat: 17.4g
Cholesterol: <1mg
Sodium: 272.7mg
Potassium: 57.7mg
Carbohydrates: 7.2g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 4.6g
Protein: <1g


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