Vegan Unagi Don (Eggplant Kabayaki) うなぎ丼

Made it on Saturna. Was somewhat disappointed, especially bc it took me so long, but I think, with some practice, it could be a good recipe. Would try again.

The only downside to this recipe was flipping the eggplant, which was so soft that it started to fall apart. Otherwise even the most carnivorous of my housemates licked their plate clean! The sauce does a wonderful job of making this taste almost exactly like Unagi and the texture of the eggplant's flesh and skin (along with the nori) added to the illusion.

If you didn’t use Dashi powder and sake or a Chinese eggplant then you have no idea if it’s just as good. Because it’s not. Every ingredient in this recipe is an integral part of the way it will taste and you can’t fully enjoy it or experience it the way it supposed to be experienced if you don’t have those ingredients which can be found very simply either on Amazon or in an Asian market. Don’t skimp on the ingredients.

Made this last night and my sister said that if I didn’t tell her it was eggplant, she thought it would be meat! I couldn’t find sake (used water) or dashi powder (used an alt veggie stock powder that’s viet) and it was just as good and so fulfilling!

I just made this and OMG it’s probably my fav dish now. I couldn’t find any dashi powder sake so I just used water and it was completely fine, also they don’t sell Japanese/Chinese eggplant but the one they had worked great too=D

made this today in the two separate pot methods and I loved it. couldn't find a Japanese or a Chinese eggplant so I just used whatever eggplant my store had and it turned out really nicely but the star of the dish was that sauce. wow. will make again.

I had hard time finding sake so I used white wine with rice vinegar. Loved it, the eggplant is soo delicious ❤️