Grilled Eel

🛒 Ingredients

• Eel fillet 150 g · 354 kcal
• Soy sauce 36 g · 19 kcal
• Mirin (sweet rice wine) 30 g · 81 kcal
• Sake (rice wine) 30 g · 40 kcal
• Granulated sugar 12 g · 46 kcal
• Water 30 g · 0 kcal

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Pat the eel fillets dry thoroughly with paper towels and score the skin side lightly with a sharp knife if desired.
2. Combine soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, and water in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, forming the kabayaki sauce.
3. Preheat a grill to medium-high heat and lightly oil the grill grates.
4. Grill the eel skin-side down for 3-4 minutes until crisp, then flip and grill flesh-side down for another 3-4 minutes.
5. Brush the eel generously with the kabayaki sauce and continue grilling, flipping and basting every 1-2 minutes, until the eel is cooked through and beautifully glazed.
6. Remove the grilled eel from the heat and serve immediately, optionally garnished with sansho pepper or toasted sesame seeds.