Unagi Don

Name: Unagi Don
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 400 g unagi eel fillets; 60 ml soy sauce; 60 ml mirin; 40 ml sake; 2 tbsp sugar; 400 g japanese rice; 0.5 tsp sansho pepper; 1 sheet nori

Glazed freshwater eel fillet over steaming rice, lacquered with sweet-savory tare sauce — a Japanese delicacy.

prep 10 min
cook 25 min
total 35 min
serves 2
intermediate
Japan

Ingredients

400 g unagi eel fillets
60 ml soy sauce
60 ml mirin
40 ml sake
2 tbsp sugar
400 g japanese rice
0.5 tsp sansho pepper
1 sheet nori

Steps

Cook Japanese rice according to package directions, keeping warm and fluffy.
Make tare sauce: combine soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar in a small pot, then simmer 10 minutes over medium heat until reduced by half and syrupy.
Place eel fillets skin-side up under a broiler at 220°C for 3 minutes.
Flip, brush generously with tare sauce, then broil 2 more minutes.
Brush and broil a final 1 minute until caramelized and glossy.
Serve eel over hot rice, drizzle with remaining tare sauce, and sprinkle sansho pepper and shredded nori.

≈ 580 kcal · 30 g protein · 72 g carbs · 16 g fat — per serving, estimate