I use boil “high”. I learned a lesson…. I just saw you were featured on Hodo Soy’s June e-blast. Thank YOU for following my blog. I’m so glad to hear you like Unadon! Thank you for the recipe. But if you go to unagi specialized restaurants or any restaurant to eat unagi in Japan, it’s typically priced at $30 to 50 so it’s considered a pretty expensive meal. As you make a recipe several times its attributes will increase. i love unagi and this looks very tasty and is it like poultry were you have to cook it?? Monster Lasagna is a Meat Food item cooked in the Crock Pot by combining at least 2 Monster Food items, including raw or cooked Monster Meat, Monster Jerky, Durians, and Jellyfish. It was so scrumptious especially with the special made sauce. Isn’t this sauce delicious!? Note: to view the attribute values of the Light Kingdom Recipes, go to Recipe Statistics. I loveeeee unagi!! Sign up for the FREE Just One Cookbook newsletter delivered to your inbox! This sauce is delicious! Thank you so much for posting this because you really made this easy to prepare. I’m so happy to hear my recipes work out for you. Don’t want to miss a recipe? Hi Jolene! Yoshida-Source was basically Yakitori-Source, Yoshida families Yakitori-Ya had made it by their own recipe. Thank you so much for sharing some wonderful tips! Thank you so much for trying this recipe and for your kind words. Hi Steve! Do you still need to simmer the sauce for 20 minutes with your adjusted (smaller) recipe? Delicious. Thank you so much for your kind words! Next time I will buy it as I’m sure it’s superior. https://food-fantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Recipes?oldid=94135. It’s must be very delicious! , Oh ! Love California roll sushi, but don't have the nori or rolling mat? Hi Lee! Food experience will not increase after it exceeds 3200. Thanks for your reply , Hi Sylvia! Thank you so much for your kind feedback! The FAO calls the Japanese eel fisheries “unsustainable” and this will be true until sustainable hatchery techniques are developed. Hope this helps… . Use it soon! No problem! The recipe was updated in July 2012. This sauce is the best! thanks! 250C (482F). American broiler is usually between 500-550F (260-288C). Note that this attribute may not be the attribute with the highest maximum value, so look it up on the Seasoning page before using it on your dishes. Is there still Japanese import unagi to US? Sweet caramelized homemade unagi sauce drizzled over perfectly grilled unagi and steamed rice, this recipe will make any Japanese food enthusiasts mouth water. Obsessed with Unagi, had it fresh once In Paris and have been in love ever since! I’m a bit confused still with making the unagi. Can’t wait to get started! Line a baking sheet with foil for easy cleaning (Brush/spray the foil with oil). Epic sushi roll (with Bacon). I can make this for my dinner party for 6 tomorrow!! When unagi was served, it always looked like a typical fish fillet to me. Thank you very much for trying this recipe and for your kind feedback! If not, you might only see cooking sake. 1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp and 1/4 cup is 4 Tbsp. Yes, just put the baking sheet in the oven and set the timer for 7 minutes. My tip is using fine granule brown sugar made in Okinawa. Thanks Gary, Hi Gary! As an eggplant lover, I’d love the eggplant version too. This is the best beef stew I've ever tasted. The recipe is correct. , Nami, I made this dish today as our main course dinner. No need to flip. How about making half the amount of this recipe? Yes each unagi should be good size for 2 adult size serving. Serve rice in a bowl and pour or brush unagi Sauce on the rice. (I love Unagi Nigiri so much, but they are so… small. ©2021 Just One Cookbook, All Rights Reserved. A already opened vacuumed eel. The unagi texture is very different from Japanese unagi and unagi from other countries. Suggestion of to how to serve unagi donburi that I learned from my mother: Top the unagi that’s on top of the gohan with chopped green onions and grated lemon zest. Hope this helps! I could only find already marinated unagi, do I follow the same steps as you? Hi Levina! Hope you enjoy it! Ugh even though some unagi is $10, it’s not worth it at all…. Hi Erin! . One of my favorite Japanese meals is Unadon! I’m so sad too! I have a couple of questions….what kind of rice do you use for this bowl? I ate this dish on Japan and was delicious, maybe I’ll try make this recipe at home but here cannot buy “unagi”. I found frozen Unagi in an Asian store and will try your recipe. . , Thanks for letting me know about the Hodo Soy’s e-blast feature. Don’t you agree by looking at the picture above? Unagi in sushi gets lost with the other ingredients. I buy regular drinking sake (cheap one) at Japanese grocery stores or Asian grocery stores. Have fun making one of the Japanese favorites, Unadon (grilled eel rice bowl), in your own kitchen. Thanks for the recipe! this is one of my favorite sauces , Hi Ken! It takes 10 seconds to cook. Note: to view the attribute values of the Gloriville Recipes, go to Recipe Statistics. using honey or using boiling source with fresh Unagi head etc. Unagidon are one of my favorite food in Japan,it’s sooo yummy! You just need to cook long enough to evaporate alcohol content. :/ I am really sad. I hope you find some recipes/foods that you grew up eating on my blog. I usually use medium (6" away) or high (8" away). Thanks! I guess the tips of Dashi-Shita making is how to remove the smell of fresh soy source. Use of this website is subject to mandatory arbitration and other terms and conditions, select, Unagi Sauce (extra can be kept for 3 months). , Nami-san, Thank you for teaching us how to make kabayaki sauce. I like to brown my beef for stew, and I hate to dirty both a pot and the slow cooker, so I prefer to cook the stew exclusively on the stove. Hi Joey! Hello, thanks for the recipe. We are lucky to have an excellent Japanese grocery store nearby, and I always keep unagi in the freezer and some if this delicious sauce in the fridge for a quick dinner. Turn on the heat to medium heat and whisk all the mixture. Now I know how…thank you so much, You’re a great Chef!! No lower heat, no nothing ? Today I will share how to prepare Unadon with my homemade unagi sauce. Hi Junias! I never knew how simple the ingredients were. And stay in touch with me on Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, and Instagram for all the latest updates. Will this be enough? You can also sprinkle Japanese sansho pepper. Hi Sylvia! Unagi is actually my favorite! Very cheap restaurant are using soy bean dense soup in stead of mirin for cooking. Just a thought. I like extra sauce so that I can apply over rice too (that’s how Unagi restaurants do). It's easy to swap out ingredients to make it to your liking. Most Japanese home cooks don’t buy a live eel to cook at home. It’s different texture and shape from long grain rice (Chinese rice). When you dilute Dashi-Shita with dried bonito soup, then you made soba-soup. Unadon is a short word for Unagi (eel) Donburi (rice bowl dish). I did see the Japanese unagi (frozen) but it was 3X the price as you said. Hi Nami, I live in Canada and we hardly ever get to buy eel around here. Thank you so much for your feedback. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! It’s for Saturday . You coat with flour (so it won’t break easily and brown nicely) and cook in a frying pan, and then add the sauce at the end. Nami, thank you so much for your detailed answer! For the minimal effort, it takes to make delicious unadon, it’s truly worth it. Buy our best-selling e-cookbook for 33 more easy and simple recipes! xoxo. It wasn’t until the 50’s that we understood the lifecycle of the seaweed that nori is made out of enough to cultivate it efficiently, so maybe there is hope for eels too. I’m so happy to hear you enjoy this dish at home! I am so sad , Hi Blake! Serve unagi on top of rice and pour/brush more unagi sauce. Yes, all the unagi sold at the store is grilled and brushed on top with the sauce. I love the sauce with the rice and I know it won’t be as good but I really want to make this so any tips would be great! Hi Thor! Hi Nami, just made this Unadon for dinner tonight. Love your recipes! I’m so glad you gave this recipe a try and enjoyed it. . Be careful when you do skin side up. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. thanks for your reply so do u mean I can remove those sauce & make my own sauce using your recipe instead? Soba-soup delute with very cold water fit well with Dececco capellini pasta instead of Soumen. Thank you so much for your kind feedback! I guess people can make even a your original Yoshida-Source using Dashi-Shita base soup. Please read my disclosure policy for details. I just bought some frozen Wasabi from Whole Foods….states that it has real wasabi in it. All of it looks so good…. Gloriville recipes revolves around meat, deep-frying, and stewing. If you are able to find Japanese unagi in your local market, you are in for a real treat! Mine does (most sold here has “broil” function). That looks delicious, and I really wish I could enjoy it. While grilling, you can brush the sauce, for example. Hi David! This recipe works and easy to follow. So, it is my way of cooking. Recipes are a vital part of Food Fantasy. I’m not sure of your oven size, so keep it 6 inches (15 cm) away from the broiler. I had never worked with fresh unagi before… Typically the unagi is smoked over charcoal to cook/grill, and we do not pan fry or bake it at home. No young ginger here yet….When does that arrive usually…..AND what wasabi can I buy that is decent…most are just horseradish. Thanks for stopping by again to write feedback. Hi Steve! Can you advise how should I reheat the frozen unagi using a pan? I was able to get hold of some fresh (not smoked) eel. . I’m in a school so i kinda cant get an alcoholic drink on center. So happy to hear that. 4) Add the Unagi Sauce. I did have a couple of questions about it. You can use a frying pan. I enjoyed reading the story about your mom and eel. Hi Jackie! Thank you for your kind words, but I’m just a stay at home mom. The Pet Food Finder let's you search for dog food & cat food by ratings, ingredients, price, life stage, and other important criteria. Just 1 quick question, I’m gonna make a big portion, but the original recipe in your note (small print): “My original recipe: ¾ cup soy sauce, ¾ cup mirin, ½ cup (4.4oz/125g) sugar, ¼ cup sake.”. For those of you who are not familiar with Japanese cuisine, you might think we are barbaric eaters! Hello Nami, this looks absolutely fabulous! Japan is a little too far for me to reach so whenever I travel, I look for the most traditional Japanese restaurant and order the Unadon! Thank you for your kind words. Note: to view the attribute values of the Sakurajima Recipes, go to Recipe Statistics. Make sure the flesh won’t stick to the toaster oven tray. Then the unagi is steamed, before being dipped in the sauce and grilled again. In a small saucepan, add mirin, sake, sugar. Karina. The price is 3-4 times more than frozen ones from China. Food Fantasy Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. You’ve inspired me…hopefully I can find some the next time I travel to the next town. If they have a liquor license they carry “real” drinking sake. Hi ! Hi Caroline! I tried two types and definitely noticed the different in the skin. Another suggestion that I learned from a restaurant here in Little Tokyo (LA) … add slices of avocado. and is there any substations for the saki and mirim?? Hi Miah! I can’t eat those unagi and they are incredibly cheap. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. In addition to the unagi, I also make the soba salad, the quick and easy tamago and the spicy tuna salad! I think it might be made from eggplant. Try this simple and fast rice salad. xoxo . When we eat Japanese food, I always wonder how to make this special sauce. Sorry for my late response. 7 minutes is for broiling without preheat. Sweet caramelized homemade unagi sauce drizzled over perfectly grilled unagi and steamed rice, this recipe will make any Japanese food enthusiasts mouth water. Thank you for your kind feedback! Thank you for sharing your story! What is the exact amount of ingredients of 250g eel fillet in marinating. You must replace mirin with sugar as mirin adds sweetness. Does your convection oven has “broil” function? You can use a pastry brush to brush off excess sauce on top. I bought the cheaper one. Unagi from Japan costs close to $25-30 for one pack… but it’s much cheaper than going to Japan, so I once in a while treat myself with homemade unagi…, Someone told me she uses catfish fillet. They let you use the Restaurant, progress through Stories, feed your Food Souls to increase their Fondness, complete Deliveries, fill Airship crates, etc. water and 2 Tbsp. If not, use bake option for 500-550F which is “broil” temperature. Oh that looks yummy as well! xo . . Featuring the classics: California roll, Spicy Tuna, Dragon Roll etc. . We love this Unagi Chazuke recipe more as it’s so light and comforting. Sauce was excellent and very flavorful. . Broil it medium (500ºF/260ºC) until the surface is blistered a bit, about 5-7 minutes. Unagi is freshwater eel. Remove from the heat. Recipes are a vital part of Food Fantasy. I love unagi! There was a time when my mother would put unagi in the futomaki she would make. Seems like a long time. . We are glad to hear this sauce worked very well. I did it ! Enjoy the party tomorrow! When unagi is served in a big rice bowl, it’s called Unadon (鰻丼) and when it’s served in a fancy square lacquer box, it is called Unaju (鰻重) because the tiered lacquered boxes are called jubako (重箱). I don’t know about other species, but European eels are considered unfarmable because we know little about how they breed. Hi, I bought vacuum-packed unagi at Nijiya. . Eel is one of my favorites. , thank you so much! The aroma of the sweet caramelized unagi sauce alone is enough to make my mouth water. So happy to hear you enjoyed this dish! Finding good quality unagi has been very difficult (and expensive) but hope you get to enjoy this dish sometimes. I recommend Japanese short-grain rice. I actually like Unadon better than unagi in sushi roll as it’s easier for me to prepare (haha) and we can enjoy the unagi flavor more. Hi T.J.! Looks like my dream of a home-made Unagi Don can come true after all, haha. Try avocado, ahi tuna, smoked fish, or even strips of salami to customize the recipe. xo, I wish I could try this recipe…. You’re very welcome! If it is available, it is allways smoked. We buy pre-grilled unagi or the ones that are grilled and vacuum-packed. If you like Unagi you may enjoy this variation. Serve immediately. Isn’t it nice to have thin, non-rubbery skin? Just made this tonight, with squid and prawns on the side and it was amazing. Doubtful….we’ll see…..The real stuff is very expensive as well and the website that has it is always sold out of the small jar (I can’t recall the sites name)…..I’m sure you know. By the time I learned it, I enjoyed the taste so much it didn’t bother me much. Open the oven and brush the unagi with the sauce. For Unagi sauce, sure you can use for other recipes including other kinds of fish and meat. Seasoning is used to raise more quickly the attributes of dishes. Would you recommend doing anything different with the eel? This classic dish is called, (1 fillet is roughly 5.6 oz/160 g; defrosted). You can store the sauce in an airtight jar and keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 months. Aloha, Karen, Hi Karen! Cooking sake has other seasonings in it which I don’t need in my food. Update: The post was originally published on May 31, 2012. I can’t get eel where I live so I made this recipe with freshly caught trout fillets. Seasonings are acquired from Exploration but can also be bought from the Market. Hope you enjoy! I’m so happy to hear that you liked this recipe/sauce! I’m so happy you enjoyed this dish! Just had the best unagi & plenty of sauce left over for another time. Thank you Jonathan! For some reason, eel just puts me right to sleep. Here it’s not common to have temperature for “broil” option, but found this online. Required fields are marked *. 2) Put the unagi and add 2 Tbsp. Each dish has 1 main attribute which can be raised via 4 specific seasonings. Thank you so much for all the recipes shared here! I overlooked it, arigatou Nami ! The style of cooking unagi is called kabayaki (蒲焼), similar to Teriyaki. How long does a batch of your unagi sauce keep in the refrigerator? It’s so hard to find domestic unagi these days. I think it was from Kagoshima, but it costs close to $28 or something like that (but it tastes much better than vacuumed packed). See Seasoning for more information about seasonings. Growing up in Japan, eels are usually packaged already and sold in supermarket, so as a kid, I never knew what eels would look like. I make this sauce all the time and it’s pretty simple yet amazing flavor. at $3.99. Hi Demariea! Hi Nami, My kids love unadon. Well, to be honest with you, I grew up eating eels without thinking they were strange food. I like this Catfish Kabayaki as much as Unagi recipe. Your email address will not be published. One was very expensive. I think, the one you got is from China? People think I am barbaric for eating and enjoying) ‘snake fish’… Well, I grew up in northern Germany and we ate a lot of eel. It’s such a great feeling when your friends (and family) enjoy food you cook. Hi Marco! When I worked @ Ninja Japanese restaurant in Nola the chefs would put eel filets in the toaster oven skin side up to make the skin crispy. I eat other food instead. Hope your local grocery stores import unagi. I’m really happy you enjoyed making unagi at home, it’s a lot cheaper than eating unagi don at Japanese restaurant too! Thank you for another delicious and foolproof recipe! You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for 3 days or in the freezer for 2 weeks. Yes, broiler is top heat only. Each recipe has an "exquisite" counterpart, which is used to raise Food Soul fondness. Thank you for the link! That’s a great idea – To me, same thing. Once you have developed all recipes from one type of cuisine you will immediately be able to develop all recipes from the other ones. From Edo Period (1600-1850), we have a tradition of eating unagi on a particular mid-summer day called doyō-no ushi-no-hi (土用の丑の日) in order to gain stamina from the hot summer heat. The frozen eel I got had a whole lot of soy sauce/corn syrup/other stuff mixture on it, so I blotted most of it off with a paper towel before broiling. Hon-mirin is expensive true-mirin but has good taste. Fillings include top quality tuna and salmon sashimi (nicely complemented by the kimchee sauce), glazed chicken karaage (good and crispy, good with unagi sauce), Asado negro beef (a slow-cooked Venezuelan classic), and a vegan beef with tonkatsu sauce; both beef dishes come with black kuromame beans. Hi hfriday! Thaw the unagi in the fridge overnight. To develop a recipe you simply need to add the required ingredients and wait for the recipe to be unlocked. [Mitsuwa had unagi, 7.6 oz. Complete 2 Take-out orders from Gloriville, Serve 100 regular customers in your restaurant, Re-collect 15 Low-Grade Screw (Screws already in inventory are not counted), Complete 5 take-out orders from Gloriville, Bring any Control series talent into battle, Defeat 20 Dine and Dash customers in the restaurant, Re-collect 50 Mints (those already in inventory are not counted), Complete 15 take-out orders from Sakurajima, Serve 200 regular customers in your restaurant, Re-collect 50 Crab Roe (those already in inventory are not counted), Re-collect 50 avocados (those already in inventory are not counted), Re-collect 50 White Radishes (those already in inventory are not counted). I think the sweetness goes very well with the richness of the eel. The sum of the values of each attribute is equal to the food experience. Adding 2 or more Monster Foods may result in Monster Lasagna. You made me so happy! Try Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Asian) grocery stores to see if they have it. Really appreciate you sharing these wonderful recipes. The Japanese cook with sake and mirin for majority of Japanese food, and it’s okay for small kids. If the eel stays on top of the wire rack, it’s less likely that it will stick but if it’s on the tray, be careful. Mandarin Squirrel Fish I don’t have oven or toaster in my tiny studio in NYC Thanks! Very interesting. Unagi sushi is pretty popular and available at most sushi restaurants, but the satisfaction of eating the perfectly grilled unagi on top of warm rice is completely different and can not be compared. For the rice, I used sushi rice (black fox rice). The precooked eel is definitely the easiest I can think of. https://www.justonecookbook.com/catfish-kabayaki/. As of today, Mitsuwa still had unagi, 7.6 oz. . Feel free to ask me if you have any question. It meant a lot to me! I can’t read Japanese — is there a way to tell if there are bones are not? Peking Shredded Pork. I love all of your recipes. I searched the Internet Web Site and I knew the following professional tips, Chef of Unadon restaurant used to add fried Unagi bones to Dashi-Shita for making more flavor to Unagi soup. If I have any leftover unagi sauce, I’ll also use it to dress Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls). In this article, find out what to dine on to enjoy Japan's rich washoku food culture fully, from sushi to miso soup, unagi eel, tempura, soba, udon, and rice balls. Do I just place the baking sheet and then start the oven? Domestic unagi (in Japan) has been very hard to get, so the price at Unagi restaurants has gone up quite a lot. They let you use the Restaurant, progress through Stories, feed your Food Souls to increase their Fondness, complete Deliveries, fill Airship crates, etc. Happy cooking! Awww! Unagi sauce works great with other meat like chicken and fish, but it’s thick sauce, so I’d recommend to put the sauce after being cooked/bbqed/broiled. I updated the recipe! Hi Maria! . Hello, I love all your recipes!!!! For better or for worse, that experience did not stop me from enjoying unagi all these years. Wrap the unagi in foil (similar to this recipe) and reheat on low heat for 5-8 minutes. The authentic Japanese unage was priced at $29.99 for the 300 gm pack. The skin is usually very thick and rubbery from ones from China. Sometimes (or always, depending on a store) in frozen section. Much like a chickenl that runs around after the head came off, the pieces of eel would sometimes jump out of the pan – it is just an electric reaction. The quality is very poor. Just a few days – maybe 2-3 days? Hope you can make it at home too! Hi Elaine! Unfortunately I cannot. Light Kingdom has many different cooking techniques; stir-fried and steamed are the most well known. In Japanese cooking, we use (Japanese) short grain rice. How long do the unagi eel last in the fridge ? It is easy to follow and delicious! There is a Japanese restaurant near me that is the only one that I found that has unadon on their dinner menu, but for the price of 1 portion there, its not really worth it. . There were 2 types of unagi at Nijiya. You don’t want to get char while the unagi is still cold. Hi Sal! No need to flip. Adding 2 uncookedDrumsticks and 1 Meat may result in Turkey Dinner while adding 1 Eel and 1 Lichen will result in Unagi. My mother usually got them alive from local anglers. I usually buy unagi that is from Japan (not vacuumed sealed) and it doesn’t have too much sauce on it. Thank you for your kind feedback. She used to put them into the bathtub to get rid of some of the muddy taste (they live and feed on the bottom of streams – and, therefore, are not the most healthy choice of fresh water fish). Can you advise what is the degree I should use to broil the unagi? of mine. this is a great help for me ! It’s so delicious! it was divine ! Design by, Unagi sushi is pretty popular and available at most sushi restaurants, but the satisfaction of eating the perfectly grilled unagi on top of warm rice is completely different and can not be compared. Sigh… I’m sorry you can’t find it. Thank you. Broil again for 30-60 seconds until you see bubbles on top of unagi. I have frozen eel however it is from China…….as you said it is less expensive that those from Japan. I hope this helps. Just wondering when you said sake in your recipes, do you mean cooking sake or sake like drinking sake? I hope you get to visit Japan again soon! Hi Nami, I am super unagi fans! I grew up eating this, however when my family moved to North Carolina eel was no longer readily available, well now that I am living on my own, and in a mainly Japanese and Korean part of my city I have an Asian grocery store just a few km away and I am trying to learn to cook the foods I grew up eating. Yeah when working on high heat (such as broil), it’s good to keep an eye on it as it burns fast! Nothing is wrong with it. Arigato, arigato, arigato!!! Saltwater eel is called Anago. Mandrake Soup is a Vegetable Food item cooked in the Crock Pot by adding at least 1 uncooked Mandrake. Unagi sauce will help to have the right taste note, but unagi itself is different. seems they are not in proportion, could you please kindly clarify? You are absolutely correct! Thanks for the quick response! glad you enjoyed the meal. I am pretty sure it’s also 100% tastier. Short grain rice is sometimes packaged and written as “Sushi Rice” in the US (or outside of Japan), but for Japanese “sushi rice” means vinegared (seasoned) rice that we use for making sushi (recipe: https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to/how-to-make-sushi-rice/). It was hard to connect the dots between the snake looking fish in the water and “the fish” I was eating. Let me know. When broiling, you don't control the temperature in the oven; instead, you control the distance between the broiler and the surface of the food. The unagi can be kept frozen until you’re ready to enjoy since they come in a vacuum-sealed package. Thank you so much for your feedback! Thank you for reading my blog and trying my recipes! Hi Nami, Wow! Hi Kristen! The more expensive one was the best with white flesh and thin skin. It’s so easy, right? Hope you enjoy cooking Japanese foods! You can’t really marinate in this sauce, so it’s more like additional sauce you put it. Hi Karin! Mirin is a sweet rice wine, taste is alike Tokaji wine. Hi Miah! , Hi Airi!