Unagi Sauce–One Of The Most Essential Sauces

In Japanese cuisine, unagi sauce is considered one of the most essential sauces. It’s a sauce used for grilled eel. Composed primarily of soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and sake, it boasts a sweet and salty flavor and caramelized texture.

Ingredients and Uses:
Unagi sauce combines soy sauce for saltiness and color, mirin for sweetness and gloss, sugar for a caramelized layer, and sake for a flavor-removing and aromatic finish. This sauce is often used in grilled eel, where it’s applied to the fish to impart flavor and create a glossy crust.

Manufacturing Methods:

Combine soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and sake, heat until the sugar dissolves, and simmer until thickened. Eel bones can be added to enhance the umami flavor, or bonito flakes can be substituted.

Instructions:
Unagi sauce is primarily used as a basting for grilled eel. It can also be added to dishes like rice and noodles to enhance flavor and color. The key to using this sauce is to apply it to the eel during grilling in stages, ensuring the sauce penetrates and creates a charred texture.

1.When grilling the eel, first give it a light massage with salt and pepper. Then, bake in the middle rack of a preheated oven at 200°C for 5-8 minutes. Remove and evenly coat with the eel sauce. Then, bake at 180°C for another 5-8 minutes. The eel will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a fragrant aroma!
The unagi sauce should be applied in stages during the grilling process:

.‌First basting‌: Apply a layer of eel sauce to the eel as it changes color slightly to lock in moisture.
.‌Second basting‌: Apply again when the eel is 70% done to create a charred crust.
.‌Final basting‌: Apply a final basting just before grilling to balance the sweet and salty flavors and enhance the color.
2.For bibimbap, pour the unagi sauce over hot rice and top it with grilled eel for a truly irresistible meal!

3.When cooking noodles, mix the unagi sauce with the noodle soup. The noodles will have a rich sauce flavor, which is especially suitable for those who like strong flavors.

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