Easy Sukiyaki Recipe

Sukiyaki (すき焼き)　is a very popular hot pot dish, especially in the winter. People often have sukiyaki dinner parties or eat it at restaurants. Everyone enjoys cooking it together at the table. There are many varieties, but basic ingredients include; thinly sliced beef, grilled tofu, thick, long, green onions, shitake mushrooms, and shirataki, which are clear, gelatinous noodles made from a kind of potato. Other common ingredients are carrots, hakusai(chinese cabbage), and udon noodles. Sugar is added, so the meat has a slightly sweet taste. Each person at the table has a small bowl with a beaten raw egg. They take what they like from the pot, dip in the raw egg and eat. When the pot gets low, just re-charge with fresh ingredients and stock. It makes for a great party. You can get the sukiyaki stock from a local Asian grocer.

Ingredients:

· thinly-sliced beef:                                400g
· yaki-dofu (grilled tofu):                          1 block
· shitake mushrooms:                              8
· green onions:                                       3-4(the longer and thicker, the better.)
· beef fat:                                             50g(you could substitute oil)
· shirataki(clear gelatinous noodles):           2 packets
· Shungiku(edible chrysanthemum leaves):   200g

       raw egg beaten in a bowl                          (one for each person)

Stock

· Dashi(stock):                     2/3 cup

· soy sauce:                        1/3 cup

· mirin(sweet cooking sake):   1/3 cup

· sugar                               2 Tbsp.

Directions:

Stock

Mix all of the ingredients in a pan and heat until just boiling. Remove from heat and set aside for later.

Sukiyaki

1.    Cut the the grilled tofu into 8 cubes.

2.    Cut the shungiku into about 7 cm lengths.

3.    Cut the green onion diagonally into 5 cm lengths.

4.    Heat the hotplate and melt the beef fat. Fry the beef lightly in the fat.

5.    When slightly browned, add the other ingredients and stock and boil.

6.    Eat the sukiyaki by dipping in beaten raw egg first.