Name: Sea Eel with Cucumber Wrapped up with Egg Crepe
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ¾ cup + 1 tbsp. soy sauce (200 ml); 1 ¼ cup +1 tbsp. mirin (350 ml); 6 ½ Tbsp Japanese sake 100 ml; 1 Tbsp sugar (15 ml); 2 sea eels; 1 cucumber, sliced; 1 inch fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips; 1 Tbsp light soy sauce (15 ml); Juice of 1 lemon; Fish soup stock (made of dried bonito flakes) (300 ml); 3 Tbsp sugar (45 ml); 3 eggs, beaten; Vegetable oil, for frying; pinch of salt

Yields

5 servings

Recipe Courtesy Kaji Matsuhiro, Sushi Kaji Restaurant.

ingredients

Sea Eel Sauce

cup + 1 tbsp. soy sauce (200 ml)

1 ¼

cup +1 tbsp. mirin (350 ml)

6 ½

Tbsp Japanese sake 100 ml

Tbsp sugar (15 ml)

Sea Eel

sea eels

cucumber, sliced

inch fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips

Lemon Vinegar Marinade

Tbsp light soy sauce (15 ml)

Juice of 1 lemon

Fish soup stock (made of dried bonito flakes) (300 ml)

Tbsp sugar (45 ml)

Egg Crepe

eggs, beaten

Vegetable oil, for frying

pinch of salt

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Step 1

Mix soy sauce, mirin, Japanese sake, and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce has thickened.

Step 2

Preheat the broiler to medium.

Step 3

Place the eels on a broiling tray or baking sheet. Brush sauce on the eels. Broil the eel for about 6 minutes. Brush with more sauce and continue to broil until the surface of eel gets charred.

Step 4

Sprinkle salt on sliced cucumber and mix well.

Step 5

In a bowl, mix together light soy sauce, juice of 1 lemon, fish soup stock and sugar. Add the cucumber and ginger. Mix. Set aside.

Step 6

Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl. Add a pinch of salt. Heat a little oil in a square frying pan for the egg crepe. Add enough beaten egg to thinly cover the bottom of the frying pan and swirl the frying pan. Cook on a medium low heat until the edges are dry and start to curl. Flip the egg crepe and turn. After 20 to 30 seconds, transfer to a plate. Make 5 crepes.

Step 7

Place the mixture of cucumber and sea eel in the centre of the egg crepe and roll them together.

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