Homemade Eel Sauce (Unagi Sauce)

Name: Homemade Eel Sauce (Unagi Sauce)
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 100 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: ¼ cup mirin; 1½ Tbsp sake; 2½ Tbsp sugar; ¼ cup soy sauce

Sweet, savory, and full of flavor, this delicious Homemade Eel Sauce recipe is the dream sauce for Japanese broiled eel fillets, grilled rice balls, and BBQ dishes. You only need four ingredients!

⏱ 20 min 🔥 Cook 20min 📊 Easy 🍽 100 servings 👁 6

Ingredients

100 servings

¼ cup mirin
1½ Tbsp sake
2½ Tbsp sugar
¼ cup soy sauce

Instructions

Gather all the ingredients. To make a larger batch of Unagi Sauce, see Notes below for the ingredients list.
In a small saucepan, add ¼ cup mirin, 1½ Tbsp sake, and 2½ Tbsp sugar. Turn on the heat to medium and whisk all the ingredients together.
Then, add ¼ cup soy sauce and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and continue simmering for 10 minutes. Toward the end of cooking, you will see more bubbles.
Turn off the heat and let it cool. The sauce will thicken as it cools. It's now ready to use.
Use this Homemade Eel Sauce when you broil or grill freshwater eel fillets in recipes like Unadon (Grilled Eel Rice Bowl), Eggplant Unagi Donburi, and Unagi Chazuke. You can also use this versatile sauce to make Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Ball) and Dragon Rolls.
You can store the sauce in an airtight jar and keep in the refrigerator for up to 2–3 months.

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