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Eel sauce in a jar

Eel Sauce

Eel sauce is a sweet and salty Japanese sauce that's commonly served on sushi and is just delicious on chicken or fish. It's SO easy to make (and there's no eel involved!) and takes your homemade Japanese food to the next level.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Yield:12

Equipment

  • Small saucepan

Ingredients

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons white sugar see Notes
  • ½ cup mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
  • 2 tablespoons sake

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring liquid to boil, then lower heat to medium-low. Cook roughly 15-20 minutes, stirring regularly, until liquid is reduced to approximately ¾ cup.
    Eel sauce in a small white saucepan
  • Remove from heat and transfer to container with lid. Sauce will thicken as it cools. When completely cool, serve or refrigerate until later.

Notes

  • White Sugar: To reduce the sugar content, use granular Swerve in place of the white sugar. Mirin is sweetened, so this recipe won't be completely sugar free.
  • Make it Gluten Free: Use a gluten free soy sauce.
 
Recipe yields approximately 12 1-tablespoon servings. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving out of 12 using the ingredients listed. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 12. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1tablespoon | Calories: 39kcal | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 615mg | Potassium: 21mg | Total Carbs: 9g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Net Carbs: 8g | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
Recipe By:Cheryl Malik