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Unadon (鰻丼) – Rice Bowl with Grilled Eel
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Unadon (鰻丼) – Rice Bowl with Grilled Eel
Laura Chen
2
15 minutes
30 minutes
650
Japanese
Main course
Unadon is a traditional Japanese rice dish with grilled eel (unagi) coated in a sweet soy glaze. The eel is served over a bowl of steaming rice and drizzled with extra sauce. It is a flavorful, filling dish, especially popular in Japan on hot days.

Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 bowls of cooked Japanese rice
- 2 unagi fillets (grilled eel)
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 scallion (finely sliced).
Instructions
- Combine the soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar and salt in a small pot and simmer over medium heat until the sauce thickens
- Heat the unagi fillets on a grill or in a pan with a little of the sauce until warm and lightly caramelized
- Divide the freshly cooked rice among bowls
- Lay the warm eel fillets on top and drizzle with the remaining sauce
- Garnish with sesame seeds and scallions and serve right away.
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