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Unagi (eel) Stir-fry Recipe - Japanese Recipe

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com

Unagi Stir-fry

Unagi Stir-fry

Photo (c) Setsuko Yoshizuka
Grilled eel (unagi no kabayaki) is pre-cooked with sweet kabayaki sauce. This is a quick eel dish to make with something you have in the fridge.

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb grilled eel (unagi no kabayaki), cut into bite-size pieces
  • 4 small green pepper, sliced
  • 8 shiitake mushrooms, or 3/4 lb shimeji mushroms, sliced
  • 3 Tbsp mirin
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sake
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation:

Mix mirin, soy sauce, and sake in a small bowl and set aside. Heat oil in a pan. Stir-fry green pepper and mushrooms on high heat until softened. Add unagi pieces and gently stir-fry them. Turn down the heat to medium, and pour the seasoning over the ingredients. Gently stir and stop the heat.

Makes 4 servings

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