Your experience in Japan would not be complete without a delicious dinner of shabu shabu and sake. I was invited into the home of Mrs. Masako Yamada's to learn the art of Japanese cooking and to experience eastern hospitality at it's finest. Kevin Brauch ? The Thirsty Traveler Shabu Shabu:
2 cups sake
2 cups water
10 1/2 ounces (300 grams) thinly sliced pork or beef
Miso Dipping Sauce, recipe follows
Soy Sauce Dipping Sauce, recipe followsPour sake and water into a large frying pan or wok and bring to boil. Once boiled, turn down heat and simmer. Cook pork slices 1 at a time. Remove each slice and cool in a strainer. Place cool pork slices on a plate and refrigerate while making dipping sauce. Serve with Miso Dipping Sauce and Soy Sauce Dipping Sauce.Miso Dipping Sauce:
2 1/2 ounces (70 grams) red miso
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon ground sesame seeds
1 tablespoon Japanese mustard (Karashi)
1/4 cup sakePlace all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved. The consistency of the sauce should be that of gravy. Once this is achieved pour sauce into a bowl and serve with chilled pork slices. Both the miso dipping sauce and the soy sauce dipping sauce can be served with the pork slices.Soy Sauce Dipping Sauce:
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons chopped green onion
1/4 cup sakePlace all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved. The consistency of the sauce should be that of gravy. Once this is achieved pour sauce into a bowl and serve with chilled pork slices. Both the miso dipping sauce and the soy sauce dipping sauce can be served with the pork slices.
