Mock Unagi Potato Rice Bowl

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Mock Unagi Potato Rice Bowl

Main · Rice Dish · Washoku30 min(Prep 10 min + Cook 20 min) · 420 kcal per serving · 3 servings · Easy

A budget-friendly rice bowl that mimics the look and flavor of grilled eel by mashing potatoes and hanpen fish cake, cooking the mixture on a sheet of nori, coating it with a sweet-savory sauce, and searing it with a kitchen torch. An easy recipe for Doyo no Ushi no Hi that costs only about 100 yen in ingredients.

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Instructions

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  1. Peel 2 potatoes (200g) and remove the eyes, cut them into about 8 pieces, and put them in a heatproof bowl.Uses: Potatoes~5 minWatch the video from 0:46
  2. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave at 600W for 4 minutes.Uses: Potatoes~4 minWatch the video from 1:03
  3. Once heated, mash the potatoes with a fork or masher until no lumps remain.Uses: Potatoes~3 minWatch the video from 1:09
  4. Add the hanpen and mash and mix it in until it loses its shape.Uses: Hanpen (fish cake)~3 minWatch the video from 1:16
  5. Add 2 tablespoons of potato starch and 2 tablespoons of water and mix together. If the mixture is not loose enough depending on the moisture content of the potatoes, adjust by adding more water.Uses: Potato starch, Water~2 minWatch the video from 1:29
  6. Cut 1 sheet of nori into 3 equal parts along the short side with a knife, place them on a flat surface, and divide the potato paste into 3 portions and spread it over them.Uses: Potatoes, Hanpen (fish cake), Potato starch, Water, Nori sheet~3 minWatch the video from 1:47
  7. Using something pointed such as a bamboo skewer or toothpick, first draw one line down the center, then add more lines along the edges at intervals of 2 to 3cm.~2 minWatch the video from 2:12
  8. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat, place the pieces potato-side down, and cook until browned.Uses: Vegetable oil~4 minWatch the video from 2:29
  9. Once browned, flip them over, lower to medium-low heat, cover, and steam-cook for 2 minutes. Once cooked through, transfer them to a tray or plate.~3 minWatch the video from 2:52
  10. In the empty frying pan, add 3 tablespoons of sake, 3 tablespoons of mirin, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, and 2 tablespoons of sugar, mix everything to cook off the alcohol, and heat until thickened.Uses: Sake, Mirin, Soy sauce, Sugar~4 minWatch the video from 3:20
  11. Once it thickens, return the pieces you set aside to the pan and coat them with the sauce. If you have a kitchen torch, sear the surface to add char marks, then cut into bite-sized pieces.Uses: Potatoes, Hanpen (fish cake), Potato starch, Nori sheet, Sake, Mirin, Soy sauce, Sugar~3 minWatch the video from 3:37
  12. Serve the cooked rice in a bowl, drizzle the reduced sauce left in the frying pan over it, add sansho pepper to taste, and top with the cut pieces.Uses: Cooked rice, Sansho pepper, Sake, Mirin, Soy sauce, Sugar~2 minWatch the video from 4:19

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