Hey guys this is Andy with ice or rice. Today I'll be showing you how to make
Japan's most popular family style comfort food called sukiyaki. There are
several versions of sukiyaki all over Japan. The one I'll be showing you today
is from the Kanto region. This cooking style is similar to the western-style
fondues where lots of different types of ingredients meats and vegetables are
cooked in a very flavorful sweet and savory broth.
One of the most popular accompaniments to sukiyaki is raw scrambled eggs
we highly recommend either purchasing pasteurized eggs or pasteurizing yourself.
you can easily do this if you have an immersion circulator
set the immersion circulator to 135 degrees Fahrenheit and cook your eggs for 90 minutes
the resulting eggs will look raw but they are completely safe to eat
Yaki tofu otherwise known as grilled tofu is very easy to make
All you need to do is just slice a block of firm tofu into 1-inch pieces. Grease a pan with a
little bit of vegetable oil and then pan sear the tofu on top of the pan over
medium-high heat. Move the tofu around a little bit because the moisture and the
tofu will cool down the pan very quickly. You want to move your token to the
hottest places as you're cooking flip the tofu over and continue cooking until
you get a nice golden brown on each side
Now slice the tofu into about 1 inch blocks
Now to prepare the napa cabbage all you have to do is slice it into bite-sized pieces
Same thing with the green onions
Cut them on the bias into about 1-inch pieces. With the shiitake mushrooms,
cut off the stems and then cut little wedges out of the top of the shiitake mushrooms
this will help mushrooms cook evenly and quickly
It also looks very pretty for presentation
Now we will prepare our dashi stock. Simmer about one quart of water and add
a piece of kombu otherwise known as kelp and about 1/4 cup of bonito flakes allow
this to simmer for about 15 minutes
remove the kombu and then strain out your bonito flakes
then set aside your dashi stock.
now to a pot add one cup of sake, one cup of mirin
and one cup of soy sauce
follow by 1/4 cup of sugar. cook this over medium heat and stir it until everything
is well incorporated combine a portion of the soy sauce mixture and a portion
of the dashi until you get something that is to your taste
and then add that to the electric skillet until you get about a inch of depth of liquid
today we're going to be using freshly mown noodles. But if you're using frozen
noodles simply follow the instructions on the package.
remove your udon noodles and
put them into the ice bath to quickly cool it down and to stop the cooking process
strain the water out and then set aside
Now start adding your ingredients starting with the beef swishing around
to us about halfway cooked
followed by your mushrooms
the napa cabbage
this recipe is so simple and so delicious and it's perfect
for friends and families when to get together also requires only using basic
Japanese ingredients all the things that you add to it is up to you.
you can choose any vegetables or mushrooms or meats that you want and cook it to your
liking. your guests can add as much as they like and cook it for as long as
they like. Allow it to simmer for a few minutes until everything is cooked. while you're
eating continue adding additional ingredients including your udon noodles
as well as more meat and more vegetables until everything is done.
Dip it into your scrambled eggs and enjoy we hope you give this recipe a try!
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