Japanese Beef and Vegetable Hot Pot

• 1 cup dashi (see Notes) or chicken stock
• 1/2 cup Japanese soy sauce
• 1/2 cup mirin or sake
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 ounces shirataki (see Notes) or cellophane noodles
• Boiling water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided, plus more as needed
• 1 pound well-marbled tender beef (sirloin tip, top sirloin, or tenderloin), sliced paper-thin across the grain, then cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 large yellow onion, halved and cut into thin crescents
• 4 ounces (1 cup) fresh shiitake, enoki, or button mushrooms
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch diagonal slices (1 cup)
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 1/4-inch diagonal slices (1 cup)
• 5 green onions, white and green parts, cut into 2-inch diagonal lengths
• 9-ounce package broiled tofu (yakitofu), cut into 16 pieces

1. To make the sukiyaki sauce, mix together the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a bowl.
2. Taste and adjust seasonings if desired.
3. Set aside.
4. In a heatproof bowl, soak the noodles in boiling water for 1 minute.
5. Tip into a colander over the sink and rinse under cold running water.
6. Cut them in half.
7. In a medium Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over high heat until it becomes runny and starts to shimmer.
8. Add half of the beef and stir until the meat is no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes.
9. Transfer to a plate.
10. Repeat with the remaining beef, adding more oil if necessary.
11. In the same Dutch oven, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat.
12. Add the onion, mushrooms, carrots, and celery and stir and cook until just wilted, about 4 minutes.
13. Add the green onions and stir until they turn bright green, about 30 seconds.
14. Add the sukiyaki sauce, noodles, cooked beef, and tofu.
15. Mix well and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat.
16. Cook until all the ingredients are heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
17. Serve hot with Japanese rice.
18. Optional: For a very traditional serving method (and only if the sukiyaki is kept bubbling over a brazier or hot plate at the table), crack one egg for each diner into individual bowls and beat with chopsticks.
19. At the table, lift out pieces of beef, vegetables or noodle and dip in the egg before eating.
20. This transfers the heat to the egg so you dont scald your mouth.

notes, soy sauce, sake, sugar, shirataki, boiling water, vegetable oil, well, yellow onion, fresh shiitake, carrots, stalks celery, green onions

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/japanese-beef-and-vegetable-hot-potnbsp (may not work)