August Weekend Dish: "Curry-flavored fried eggplant with garlic"

Are you feeling exhausted from the relentless heat every day?

It's still humid and muggy in Nagaoka City from the morning, and I can't stop sweating...

This time, we're featuring something that's refreshing even on a hot day, with a slightly spicy aftertaste that's addictive.

Let me introduce you to "Curry-flavored fried eggplant with garlic."

Ingredients (for 2 people)

Eggplant... 4 Garlic... 2 cloves Salad oil... appropriate amount

<Sauce>

Vinegar... 100cc Soy sauce... 50cc Dried bonito flakes... a handful

1 red chili pepper, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon curry powder.

How to make it 

① Make incisions in the eggplant and cut it lengthwise into four equal parts.

② Put oil and peeled garlic in a pan and heat it. Once heated, add ① and fry.

③ Put the ingredients for the sauce into a tray and soak ② in it.

Comments from Professor Nakajima

Eggplant and garlic are deep-fried slowly and then marinated in a slightly curry-flavored soy sauce and vinegar dressing.

A refreshing drink that goes down smoothly.Yoshinogawa Ginjo Sake in a BottleIt goes well with this.

Recommended canned ginjo sake should be chilled thoroughly in the refrigerator, or

Alternatively, you can add ice for a refreshing drink.

Summer is almost halfway over!

I hope you all have a healthy summer!