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Kabayaki Sauce Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

Unagi-no-Kabayaki (Grilled Unagi)

Unagi-no-Kabayaki (Grilled Unagi)

Photo (c) Setsuko Yoshizuka
Kabaraki is a common way to cook unagi (freshwater eel) in Japan. Boned and filleted unagi are glaze-grilled with this sweet soy sauce based sauce.

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Preparation:

Pour all ingredients in a sauce pan. Put the pan on low heat and simmer for a few minutes, or until sugar dissolves. Stop the heat and cool the mixture. Store the sauce in a sterilized container/bottle in the fridge.
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