ingredients:
- 14 ounces thinly sliced beef
- or pork
- 1 block tofu
- 7 ounces napa cabbage
- (Chinese cabbage)
- 1 long green onion or leek
- 4 shiitake mushrooms
- 4 in. dried sea tangle
- 5 cups water
- You can also add your favorite ingredients (e.g., carrot, mushroom, konnyaku, cooked thick white noodles (udon), instant noodles).
step 1:
Cut the tofu block in half lengthwise, then cut each half across 3 times. Finally, place the knife halfway down the side of the block and slice across to form 16 bite-size pieces.
step 2:
Cut the napa cabbage (Chinese cabbage) into bite–sized pieces.
step 3:
Slice the green onion (or leek) diagonally into 2 in. pieces.
step 4:
Wipe shiitake mushrooms with a wet paper towel. Cut off the stems.
step 5:
Arrange the meat, tofu, vegetables and shiitake mushrooms attractively in separate rows on one or more large platters.
step 6:
Refer to “How to Eat Shabu-Shabu” for cooking details.
Pour one of the dipping sauces described below into individual serving bowls. The simmered meat and vegetables are dipped into the sauce.
comment:
The cooking method used in the shabu-shabu dish takes extra fat off the meat and makes it healthier.
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- Ponzu Soy Sauce
ingredients:
- 2/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar or freshly squeezed or bottled lemon juice (or yuzu juice)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
step 1:
Mix the soy sauce, rice vinegar (lemon or yuzu juice) and sugar.
step 2:
Pour into separate serving dishes.
- Sesame Sauce
ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sesame paste
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar or freshly squeezed or bottled lemon juice (or yuzu juice)
- 1/3 cup bonito soup stock or water
step 1:
Mix the sesame paste, soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar (lemon or yuzu juice) and bonito soup stock (or water).
step 2:
Pour into separate serving dishes.
