Eel Sauce

12 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready In: 15 min

“Also called Nitsume, Unagi or Kabayaki. It is a sweet and salty sauce that goes great over grilled fish or chicken and is a common drizzle over sushi. Traditionally it is used on Japanese grilled eel and eel rolls. I also use this sauce over fresh cooked noodles for a quick snack. 1/2 cup of dashi may be added to create a richer, more authentic flavor. (Dashi is a fish stock that must be made at home)” - by noogie01

Ingredients

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup mirin (Japanese sweet wine)

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Original recipe yields 3 /4 cup

Directions

Heat soy sauce, sugar, and mirin into a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until liquid is reduced to about 3/4 cup.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
121 cal
6%

Fat
0 g
< 1%

Carbs
24.5 g
8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (12)

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Ashley_S

Apr. 21, 2010

"This was good. I like the eel sauce at my local sushi bar, it is thicker than this recipe, so I added 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to thicken it up a bit. It was perfect...." See more"

Jenny

May. 25, 2010

"I took some of the suggestions from other reviewers. I added 1/4 c. low sodium soy sauce, 1/4 c. reg. soy sauce, 1/2 c white sugar, 1/2 c. mirin, 1/4 tsp dashin, 1tsp corn starch. It turned out great!..." See more"