Japanese grilled eel rice bowl

Name: Japanese grilled eel rice bowl
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g Japanese short-grain rice; 360 ml Water; 400 g Grilled eel fillets; 3 tablespoons Soy sauce; 3 tablespoons Mirin; 2 tablespoons Sake; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 1 pinch Sansho pepper

Tender fillets of eel glazed in a glossy sweet-savory sauce and laid over fluffy Japanese rice. Rich, silky, and deeply umami, this is one of Japan’s most beloved rice bowls.

🔪 Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 20 min⏱ Total: 35 min👤 4 servings

540

kcal

24g

Proteins

55g

Carbs

22g

Fats

Steps

1
Cook the rice, then let it rest covered for 10 minutes before fluffing.
2
In a small saucepan, simmer the soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar for 3 to 4 minutes until lightly syrupy.
3
Warm the eel in the oven or in a pan, skin side down, then brush generously with the sauce.
4
Fill bowls with rice, top with portions of eel, and spoon over a little extra sauce.
5
Finish with a pinch of sansho pepper and serve immediately.

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