Today's Simmered Eggplant

Tonight's dinner was simmered eggplant ☺︎ Since it's microwave cooked, it's nice not to get hot. I made slits in the skin, brushed it with sesame oil, and microwaved it for 6 minutes. For the sauce, I mixed mentsuyu (double strength) 30ml, water 30ml, and ginger paste, then heated it in the microwave. I poured it over the microwaved eggplant. By the time it cooled down a bit, the sauce had soaked in and it went great with rice ✨ This time, I topped it with bonito flakes instead of perilla leaves. It was delicious and went perfectly with rice ☺︎