Shabu-Shabu
- 2 pounds prime quality, well-marbled beef, cut into paper-thin slices, each slice measuring 8 by 3 inches (freezing the meat for 20 minutes will facilitate slicing meat)
- 12 shiitake mushrooms, trimmed and wiped clean, halved, if large
- 6 long onions, or 8 to 10 scallions, cut diagonally into 1 1/2-inch lengths
- 2 cakes tofu, cut into 1 1/2-inch squares
- 6 leaves Napa or Chinese cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup grated giant white radish
- 1/2 cup minced scallion
- 1 1/2 quarts chicken stock
- Soy-Ginger Sauce, recipe follows
- Ponzu
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 green onions, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
- Arrange the meat slices and vegetables separately on large round platters.
- Fill the casserole or fondue pot about 2/3 full with chicken stock and bring to a boil.
- Each eater picks up meat and vegetables and "swishes" (shabu shabu) back and forth in the pot until cooked to desired doneness.
- Dip meat and vegetables in dipping sauces.
- When foam rises to the top, skim it off with a ladle or spoon.
- The broth can be eaten as a soup after meat has been eaten.
- Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Yield: 1 cup
prime, shiitake mushrooms, long onions, cakes tofu, or chinese cabbage, white radish, scallion, chicken stock, soyginger sauce, ponzu, soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, green onions, fresh ginger, hot red pepper
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/shabu-shabu.html (may not work)