Eel sauce is not actually made of eel. This sauce is served alongside Japanese dishes like sushi. Natsume, Unagi or Kabayaki are some of its varieties. One of the main ingredients of Eel Sauce is mirin, a Japanese rice wine.
I once happened to visit a Japanese restaurant with my friend where we were served sushi and eel sauce. It was quite yummy. So i and my friend pledged to make it at our home. After a lot of researching, we made the Eel sauce and it turned out to be perfect, much to our happiness.
You need only 3 ingredients to get a fantastic sauce. And it is very quicker and easier to make. So, given below is the delicious Eel Sauce Recipe. Follow the directions to get a perfect Eel Sauce.
Ingredients Required for Eel Sauce Recipe
| Ingredients | Amount |
| Soy sauce | 1/2 cup |
| White sugar | 1/2 cup |
| Mirin (Japanese sweet wine ) | 1/2 cup |
How much time will it take?
| Preparation time | Cooking time | Total time |
| 5 minutes | 10 minutes | 15 minutes |
Eel Sauce Recipe
- Take a small saucepan.
- Over medium heat, cook soy sauce, sugar and mirin.
- Keep stirring while it is being cooked until the liquid gets reduced to about 3/4 cup.
- Your sauce is ready.
Nutritional information of Eel Sauce Recipe
| Calories | 121 |
| Sodium | 1203 mg |
| Potassium | 47 mg |
| Total carbohydrates | 24.5 gm |
| Dietary fiber | 0.2 gm |
| Proteins | 1.4 gm |
| Sugars | 23 gm |
| Calcium | 6 mg |
