Japanese Tsume And Tare Nitsume Or Thick Sweet Eel Sauce Recipes

This recipe is for the dark sweet sauce served over many types of sushi in restaurants, especially seafood and fish. Tsume is traditionally made with the reduced stock of boiled conger eels (anago). This abbreviated recipe tastes great and takes much less cooking time than the traditional method of preparation. Dashi is a soup and cooking stock considered fundamental to Japanese cooking. Dashi forms the base for Miso Soup, clear broth soups, Japanese noodle broths, and many Japanese simmering liquids. Most people use granulated or liquid instant substitutes found in Asian Markets. A small pastry brush or rubber spatula will allow you to apply this sauce thinly and evenly over your sushi or other choices. American sushi chefs use Tsume to dress everything from avocado-based rolls to tamago. This recipe will keep in the refrigerator for several months. Heat to ambient temperature (or warmer) before use.

Provided by Lindas Busy Kitchen

Categories     Sauces

Time 3h5m

Yield 1 c.

Number Of Ingredients 4

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Also called Nitsume, Unagi or Kabayaki. It is a sweet and salty sauce that goes great over grilled fish or chicken and is a common drizzle over sushi. Traditionally it is used on Japanese grilled eel and eel rolls. I also use this sauce over fresh cooked noodles for a quick snack. 1/2 cup of dashi may be added to create a richer, more authentic flavor. (Dashi is a fish stock that must be made at home)

Provided by noogie01

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 3

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.6 calories, Carbohydrate 24.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.4 g, Sodium 1202.6 mg, Sugar 23.3 g

Quick, easy recipe to cook delicious eels. Adapted from "The Food of Japan) by Takayuki Kosaki & Walter Wagner. For "fish stock," use Dashi if you can find it in your local Asian market--otherwise make your own.

Provided by Da Huz

Categories     Japanese

Time 25m

Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 246.8, Fat 6.9, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 89.9, Sodium 663.6, Carbohydrate 5.7, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 4.5, Protein 35.1