There are some recipes that just take way longer than you think they will. This is one of them. Actually, I think I sort of knew it would take as long as it did, which is why I made it one evening when I was on my own. I was inspired by this eggplant dish that I love from a local Japanese restaurant here in Vancouver, but I was not trying to recreate it because lets be honest, that never works.
I’m generally of the persuasion that if there is a particular dish you love that a restaurant makes locally you should never try to recreate it yourself. There are some exceptions of course, I don’t know about you but doesn’t this sort of thing generally result disaster? I can’t tell you how many meals I’ve eaten with friends or family that have been disastrous attempts at recreating something.
Anyway, I’ll keep this short and sweet. If you have a few hours and are up for some slow roasted eggplant that it sweet and savory and might make you question that eggplant you had categorized as the best you’ve ever had, then this is your recipe. It’s not a fast recipe but it’s well worth the wait, consider yourself warned.
