Sticky aubergine buns

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Fantastic sticky aubergine. Forego the buns and eat with sticky rice and stir-fried vegetables instead.

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Source: Waitrose Weekend 10 July 2025 https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/recipe/sticky-aubergine-buns

Ingredients:

• 1 large aubergine

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil

• 3 tbsp Cooks' Ingredients Teriyaki Sauce

• 2 tbsp Cooks’ Ingredients Japanese Rice Vinegar

• 1½ tsp light brown soft sugar

• ½ cucumber, thinly sliced

• 25g salted peanuts, finely crushed to a powder

• 168g pack 6 Japan Menyū Steamed Buns

• 2-4 salad onions, thinly sliced

  
  

Method:

1. Cut the aubergine into 5cm fingers. Warm the oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat, add the aubergine and fry for 6 minutes, turning until golden on all sides.

2. Mix the teriyaki sauce, 1 tbsp rice vinegar and 1 tsp sugar together in a small bowl until smooth, then pour over the aubergine. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes until the aubergine is tender and the sauce is sticky and reduced.

3. Mix the cucumber with the remaining vinegar and mix the peanuts separately with the remaining sugar.

4. Heat the buns according to pack instructions, fill with the sticky aubergine, drizzle over any remaining sauce, then add some cucumber and salad onions and sprinkle over the peanut dust. Serve immediately, with the remaining cucumber and salad onions alongside.