Soy-Glazed Aubergine in Instant Pot Duo Crisp

This Soy-Glazed Aubergine in Instant Pot Duo Crisp is delicious! And so easy.

It would be great with my Baharat Chicken and a side of Thermomix Za'atar Flatbreads Recipe.

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Soy-Glazed Aubergine in Instant Pot Duo Crisp

Maria Bravo

Delicious baked aubergine in the Instant Pot Duo Crisp

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine British

Equipment

• Instant Pot Duo Crisp

Ingredients

  

• 1 aubergine
• 1 teaspoon groundnut oil or sunflower oil or oil of your choice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Instructions

 

• Slice the aubergine in half lengthways and cut a few criss cross lines with a knife trying not to pierce the skin (but don’t panic if you do).
  1 aubergine
  
• Place the sliced aubergine in a metal dish. I use an enamel pie dish from Aldi but you can use the long-handled trivet and cake pan from the Instant Pot silicone steamer set.
  
• Mix the 1 teaspoon groundnut oil, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 tablespoon soy sauce and pour over (or use a brush) the aubergine, making sure it goes into the slits you have cut as much as possible.
  1 teaspoon groundnut oil, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  
• Place the trivet in the inner pot on the lower setting with the dish with the aubergines on top.
  
• Place the Air Fryer Lid on the pot. Set the temperature to 180ºC / 355ºF and the time to 25 minutes. Press Start.
  
• Brush any of the glaze that may have collected on the dish over the aubergine, don’t waste it, it’s lovely
  

Notes

Different size aubergines will take different times. Keep an eye on it, it’s as simple as lifting the lid to check. The cooker will pause and continue when you put the Air Frying lid back on

Keyword air fryer, Aubergine, honey, Instant Pot Duo Crisp, soy sauce

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Duo Crisp or Ninja?

Good question, let me answer it in my Ninja vs Instant Pot post.

For the effects of this recipe and any of my pressure cooker and air fryer recipes... they do the exact same thing so you can use this recipe in your Ninja or in any air fryer!

How does the Instant Pot Duo Crisp Air Fryer Lid work?

The Air Fryer lid is as simple as any other lid, you pop it on, you lift it off.

That's all there is to it.

In fact, the Air Fryer lid is controlled by the cooker itself.

The Crisp is a clever multi-cooker that knows which lid is on so the pressure cook, slow cook steam and sous vide buttons only work when the right lid is on.

So that you don't set the air frying function by mistake when you're pressure cooking.

Same with the air fryer lid, it won't let you use the pressure cooking, slow cooking, steaming or sous vide settings when the Air Fryer lid is on.

Keeping you safe should you get distracted.

No need to preheat

You may know this already but one of my favourite features of air fryers is that there is no need to preheat like you would in an oven.

Of course, this means that the whole process takes less time than in the oven and it saves you money on your energy bills.

How to eat this Soy-Glazed Aubergine

It’s great on its own or as a side, you could even scoop it out and turn it into a dip or a sauce.

Step-by-Step Photos

1.

Slice the aubergine in half lengthways and cut a few criss cross lines with a knife trying not to pierce the skin (but don’t panic if you do).

2.

Place the sliced aubergine in a metal dish. I use an enamel pie dish from Aldi but you can use the long-handled trivet and cake pan from the Instant Pot silicone steamer set.

3.

Mix the 1 teaspoon groundnut oil, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 tablespoon soy sauce and pour over (or use a brush) the aubergine, making sure it goes into the slits you have cut as much as possible. 

4.

Place the trivet in the inner pot on the lower setting with the dish with the aubergines on top.

5.

Place the Air Fryer Lid on the pot. Set the temperature to 180ºC and the time to 25 minutes. Press Start. When it beeps half way and says Turn Food on the screen, lift the lid to check on it and brush some of the glaze that may have fallen onto the dish.

6.

Once it's ready, brush any of the glaze that may have collected in the dish over the aubergine. Don’t waste it, it’s lovely

Note:

Different size aubergines will take different times. Keep an eye on it, it’s as simple as lifting the lid to check.