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Unagi don (glazed eel rice bowl)

Store-bought grilled eel warmed under a sweet soy glaze over rice.

Time
20min
Steps
4
Unagi don (glazed eel rice bowl), photographed from above

Ingredients

2 servings

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Allergens

Contains wheat and soy.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Simmer the soy, mirin, sugar and sake until reduced by a third.

    2. 2

      Heat the broiler. Cut the eel into pieces, brush with sauce and broil 3–4 minutes until sizzling.

    3. 3

      Drizzle some sauce over the rice in bowls and top with eel.

    4. 4

      Brush with more sauce and finish with sansho and scallion.

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