Unagi

Name: Unagi
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 eel fillets, cleaned; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 cups steamed rice

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Also known as: Unagi Kabayaki, Grilled Eel, Unaju, Unadon, Unagi Don, Unagi Donburi

About this dish

Grilled freshwater eel, glazed with a sweet soy-based sauce, typically served over rice.

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Ingredients

🐟2 eel fillets, cleaned

🍶3 tbsp soy sauce

🍶3 tbsp mirin

🍬1 tbsp sugar

🍚2 cups steamed rice

Method

Serves 3

Simmer soy sauce, mirin, and sugar together until slightly thickened to make the glaze (tare).

Grill the eel fillets, skin-side first, over medium heat.

Brush generously with the glaze and continue grilling, basting several times, until caramelized.

Slice and serve over a bowl of steamed rice.

Drizzle any remaining glaze over the top before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Unagi is a well-known Japanese dish, especially popular in summer, believed to help with stamina in hot weather.

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