Homemade Eel Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup mirin
• 1½ Tbsp sake
• 2½ Tbsp sugar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce

Instructions 

1. Gather all the ingredients. To make a larger batch of Unagi Sauce, see Notes below for the ingredients list.
2. In a small saucepan, add ¼ cup mirin, 1½ Tbsp sake, and 2½ Tbsp sugar. Turn on the heat to medium and whisk all the ingredients together.
3. Then, add ¼ cup soy sauce and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and continue simmering for 10 minutes. Toward the end of cooking, you will see more bubbles.
4. Turn off the heat and let it cool. The sauce will thicken as it cools. It‘s now ready to use.