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Eggplant Unagi Donburi

Name: Eggplant Unagi Donburi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 Japanese or Chinese eggplant (5 oz, 142 g); 1 fillet unagi (freshwater eel) fillet; 1½ Tbsp neutral oil; 2 Tbsp water; 2 Tbsp sake (substitute with dry sherry, Chinese rice wine, or water); 3 Tbsp unagi (eel) sauce (add more, if you‘d like); To Serve:; 2 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice (typically 1⅔ cups (250 g) per donburi serving); 5 shiso leaves (perilla/ooba) (optional; if you can get them locally, don‘t skip them); shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven spice) (optional); Japanese sansho pepper (optional)

Prep Time

10m

Cook Time

10m

Total Time

20m

This Eggplant Unagi Donburi recipe combines tender Japanese or Chinese eggplant with a savory fillet of unagi (freshwater eel) in a delicious and easy-to-make dish. Served with cooked Japanese short-grain rice and optional shiso leaves, shichimi togarashi, and Japanese sansho pepper for a burst of flavor.

Donburi

Eggplant

Unagi

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1 Japanese or Chinese eggplant (5 oz, 142 g)

1 fillet unagi (freshwater eel) fillet

1½ Tbsp neutral oil

2 Tbsp sake (substitute with dry sherry, Chinese rice wine, or water)

3 Tbsp unagi (eel) sauce (add more, if you‘d like)

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

5 shiso leaves (perilla/ooba) (optional; if you can get them locally, don‘t skip them)

shichimi togarashi (Japanese seven spice) (optional)

Japanese sansho pepper (optional)

Eggplant Unagi Donburi

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Eggplant Unagi Donburi

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

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