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Unagi Chazuke (Hitsumabushi)

Name: Unagi Chazuke (Hitsumabushi)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For the Broth:; 2 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock) (use standard Awase Dashi, dashi packet or powder, or Vegan Dashi); 2 tsp kobucha (kombucha); For the Unagi Donburi:; 1 fillet unagi (freshwater eel) fillet (precooked; 5.6 oz or 160 g); 2–3 Tbsp unagi (eel) sauce (you can make my homemade Unagi Sauce); 2 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice (typically 1⅔ cups (250 g) per donburi serving); For the Garnish:; 1 green onion/scallion (optional); 1 sprig mitsuba (Japanese parsley) (optional); 1 tsp toasted white sesame seeds; Japanese sansho pepper (optional)

Prep Time

Cook Time

10m

Total Time

15m

This Unagi Chazuke, also known as Hitsumabushi, is a traditional Japanese dish featuring a flavorful broth made from dashi and kobucha, served over a bed of cooked rice and topped with a tender, precooked unagi fillet. Garnish with green onion, mitsuba, sesame seeds, and optional Japanese sansho pepper for an extra kick.

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2 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock) (use standard Awase Dashi, dashi packet or powder, or Vegan Dashi)

2 tsp kobucha (kombucha)

1 fillet unagi (freshwater eel) fillet (precooked; 5.6 oz or 160 g)

2–3 Tbsp unagi (eel) sauce (you can make my homemade Unagi Sauce)

2 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice (typically 1⅔ cups (250 g) per donburi serving)

1 green onion/scallion (optional)

1 sprig mitsuba (Japanese parsley) (optional)

1 tsp toasted white sesame seeds

Japanese sansho pepper (optional)

Unagi Chazuke (Hitsumabushi)

Ingredients

For The Broth

For The Unagi Donburi

For The Garnish

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Nutrition Facts

Unagi Chazuke (Hitsumabushi)

Ingredients

For The Broth

For The Unagi Donburi

For The Garnish

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts