Unagi Fried Rice (Japanese Grilled Eel Fried Rice)

Unagi Fried Rice is a flavorful twist on classic Chinese fried rice, featuring tender, smoky-sweet grilled eel paired simply with day-old rice, aromatics, and a glossy unagi tare sauce. It’s a quick and satisfying way to transform leftover rice and pre-cooked unagi into a luxurious weeknight meal.

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Japanese

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 257kcal

Author Michelle

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 large eggs beaten
1 ½ C cooked white rice preferably day-old and cold
1 tablespoon soy sauce or to your taste
1 tablespoon unagi sauce
½ piece grilled unagi Japanese eel, diced into small pieces
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 stalk green onion chopped

Instructions

In a large wok, heat up 1 tablespoon of vegetable over high heat. Add in the beaten eggs and scramble, until just cooked.
Add the cold rice in with the eggs, breaking up any clumps. Cook for a few minutes, stir-frying the rice with the egg.
Drizzle in the soy sauce and unagi sauce over the rice, adjusting to your taste.
Add in the diced grilled unagi, gently folding them into the rice, and ensuring everything is heated through.
Drizzle in sesame oil and add in green onions.
Remove from heat and serve with additional unagi (eel) sauce.

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