Japan

Unagi Kabayaki

Name: Unagi Kabayaki
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 2 Eel fillets (unagi); 4 tbsp Soy sauce; 3 tbsp each Mirin & sake; 2 tbsp Sugar; some Sancho pepper

Glazed grilled eel

Unagi kabayaki is grilled freshwater eel, repeatedly dipped in a sweet tare sauce and caramelised.

Especially in high summer the nutritious eel is regarded in Japan as a strengthening delicacy.

Servings2

Time35 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Eel fillets (unagi)2
Soy sauce4 tbsp
Mirin & sake3 tbsp each
Sugar2 tbsp
Sancho peppersome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Reduce soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar into tare.
Pre-cook the eel and place on the grill.
Brush repeatedly with the tare.
Grill until the surface is glossily caramelised.
Serve with sancho pepper over rice.

Make it original

Mirin and sancho pepper are in the Asia Boutique.

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