Mama's Eel Rice Bowl

Name: Mama's Eel Rice Bowl
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Chikuwa; 1 Eel sauce; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp Mirin

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I wanted to use up leftover sauce, so I thought of this. It is a cheap meal, but it is delicious. It is convenient when making lunch for one.

-You don't have to cut a lattice pattern into the inside of the chikuwa, but it is easier to cook if you do, and the flavor soaks in better.
-I was thinking about the appearance when I made this, but I think you can cut it into rings, or anything you want.
-It is okay to freeze this, so it is a good way to use up chikuwa that has gone past its expiration date. Recipe by maloon

I wanted to use up leftover sauce, so I thought of this. It is a cheap meal, but it is delicious. It is convenient when making lunch for one.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to use up leftover sauce, so I thought of this. It is a cheap meal, but it is delicious. It is convenient when making lunch for one.

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Ingredients

1 serving

2Chikuwa
1Eel sauce
(If you don't have sauce:)
2 tbspSoy sauce
2 tbspMirin

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Steps

1

Cut into the chikuwa vertically, and open it up, score a lattice pattern in the inside.
2

Add the sauce to a frying pan, add in the chikuwa, and turn on the heat.
3

Cook the inside of the chikuwa first. It is hard to cook because it curls up, but pressing down on it with a pair of cooking chopsticks will flatten it out.
4

Flip it over, and cook the other side. You do not need to cook the chikuwa through, so it is done one it is soaked in the sauce.
5

This is after seasoning. But this is what the inside of the chikuwa should look like.
6

I had chikuwa was near its expiration date, so I seasoned it and stuck it in the freezer. I do this in 2 stages. It will not stick together if you place a cooking sheet in between.