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Whole piece of eel on a baking sheet with eel sauce on the side and brush brushing on the sauce.

Eel Sauce (Unagi Sauce)

Course: Dipping Sauce
Cuisine: Japanese
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 68kcal
Author: Quynh Nguyen
Unagi sauce is a sweet and savory Japanese sauce, often used on grilled eel. Make your own at home with a few ingredients.
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup mirin
  • ¼ cup sake
  • ¼ cup dark brown sugar
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and mashed or minced

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add all the ingredients and whisk together until smooth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer and cook until the sauce has reduced to half and thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 15 minutes.
  • Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer.

Nutrition

Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.02g | Saturated Fat: 0.003g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 925mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 0.1IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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