Authentic home cooking from Japan, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Japan as 夏！鰻！安価の鰻も豪華になる♡ばら寿司で

Summer! Eel! Make Affordable Eel Luxurious with Chirashi Sushi

Name: Summer! Eel! Make Affordable Eel Luxurious with Chirashi Sushi
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked Japanese short-grain rice (about 360 grams); 1 fillet unagi (grilled eel); 3 tablespoons sushi vinegar (about 40 ml), adjust to taste; 1 large egg; 1 cucumber; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 package kaiware (daikon radish sprouts)

たかたかきよきよ(たかきよ) @cook_40377309

Turn affordable eel into restaurant-quality flavor! Kids will love this chirashi sushi with seafood and rice. It looks beautiful and festive, too.

Recipe background:
I wanted to make eel for my husband when he came home tired, but instead of serving it as a rice bowl, I made chirashi sushi.

Turn affordable eel into restaurant-quality flavor! Kids will love this chirashi sushi with seafood and rice. It looks beautiful and festive, too.

Recipe background:
I wanted to make eel for my husband when he came home tired, but instead of serving it as a rice bowl, I made chirashi sushi.

たかたかきよきよ(たかきよ) @cook_40377309

Turn affordable eel into restaurant-quality flavor! Kids will love this chirashi sushi with seafood and rice. It looks beautiful and festive, too.

Recipe background:
I wanted to make eel for my husband when he came home tired, but instead of serving it as a rice bowl, I made chirashi sushi.

Turn affordable eel into restaurant-quality flavor! Kids will love this chirashi sushi with seafood and rice. It looks beautiful and festive, too.

Recipe background:
I wanted to make eel for my husband when he came home tired, but instead of serving it as a rice bowl, I made chirashi sushi.

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Ingredients

2 cupsuncooked Japanese short-grain rice (about 360 grams)
1fillet unagi (grilled eel)
3 tablespoonssushi vinegar (about 40 ml), adjust to taste
1large egg
1cucumber
1 teaspoonsugar
1 packagekaiware (daikon radish sprouts)

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Steps

1

For preparing the eel, see Recipe ID:21612284 on cookpad.com. This will help turn affordable eel into restaurant-quality eel.
2

Scramble the egg. Slice the cucumber thinly into rounds.
3

Cut the eel into bite-sized pieces.
4

Place the cooked rice in a bowl and season with sushi vinegar. Add the scrambled egg, cucumber, and kaiware, then mix together.
5

Mix and arrange the toppings for a beautiful and festive chirashi sushi.

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たかたかきよきよ(たかきよ) @cook_40377309

Published in the US on August 09, 2025 14:01

主人と２人暮らしで、もう爺ちゃん、婆ちゃんですが料理作りが好きで毎日大好きな主人に食べて貰ってまーす♡２人とも仕事から帰るのが夜8時半位で晩御飯は9時から～だから午前中に下ごしらえして、夜仕上げ～皆さんのレシピで大助かり♡これからも宜しくお願いしますねフォロー有り難うございます♡レポ嬉しい♡毎日くたくたでも美味しい料理で主人を笑顔にしてます(笑)もう24年目の仲良し老夫婦です♡たかきよでした

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