Island Style Sukiyaki Food

SUKIYAKI

Steps:

• Slice vegetables and arrange on large platter. Mix sukiyaki sauce in separate bowl.
• Heat oil in electric skillet, brown meat, sprinkling with 1 teaspoon sugar and some sukiyaki sauce;(move over to one side). Place ingredients in skillet (keep separate) and pour sauce over.
• Cover, bring to boil and cook 2 minutes. Simmer until all ingredients are softened.
• Dip the cooked sukiyaki into the raw, beaten eggs and begin to eat.
• As the liquid boils away, add more sukiyaki sauce.
• Spinach is a good subtitute for chinese cabbage.

BEEF SUKIYAKI

Steps:

• Combine dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a bowl and set aside.
• Soak noodles in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold water.
• Heat 2 tablespoons canola oil; cook and stir beef in the hot oil until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in the skillet; cook and stir onion, celery, carrot, and mushrooms until softened, about 4 minutes. Stir in green onions, and dashi mixture, noodles, beef, and tofu. Bring to a simmer. Divide hot sukiyaki among four bowls and serve.

SUKIYAKI OSAKA-STYLE

Steps:

• Cooking at the table: Put the empty sukiyaki pan or large cast-iron skillet over the heat source (or use an electric skillet) at the table. Start to melt suet in the pan over medium heat, using long chopsticks (or a fondue fork) to move it around so the entire pan bottom is well greased. The fat should smoke slightly. Quickly sprinkle about 3 tablespoons of sugar over the bottom and continue moving the fat in the pan (it should not be entirely melted yet.) The sugar will caramelize, turning brown and sticky. At this point, add about 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup sake. There will be some sputtering (but this helps entertain guests). Add sake, stir; add dark soy sauce, stir. Begin the cooking by laying a few slices of beef into the pan. The beef should take about 1 minute to cook. Add more beef, switch to vegetables-including shirataki, tofu and fu-then alternate back to beef. Each diner should put into the pan whatever he or she likes. Add water (or half water/half sake) to the pan occasionally, as the sauce is reduced. The ingredients should not swim in the sauce; the liquid should just keep the pan bottom covered.
• Set each place with an individual dipping bowl into which an egg has been broken. This alone is the dipping sauce. (If you serve a whole egg at each place, which is attractive, provide a saucer or some vessel for the empty shells.) Each diner mixes the egg with chopsticks or fork. As with the other nabemono, long-handled fondue forks are best for anyone who is a little shy about using chopsticks, but dinner forks will do in a pinch.
• Before eating, dip cooked meat and vegetables into the egg; the thin coating of egg "cooks" on as soon as it is in contact with the hot food. There is no other garnish or relish. To end the meal, serve hot cooked rice, mild pickles, and Japanese tea as a final course. Serve hot sake or cold beer up to rice course.
• Suggested Sake: Rich Sake
• *Have your butcher cut well-marbled sirloin beef into very thin slices. .
• **Buy grilled bean curd (yakidofu) or use any type of bean surd (tofu) available. .

ISLAND STYLE SUKIYAKI

Steps:

• Soak noodles in a large bowl of water to softened. (About 20 minutes)
• Using small sauce pan, turn heat to med-low heat for a few minutes. Add soy sauce and bring to boiling (bubbly). Slowly, add sugar a little at a time as you stir with whisk. Still boiling on medium to low heat,Add black pepper, **continue whisking** at all times as it boils. You will see the sauce begins to thicken. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Using a large Wok, on medium heat, add canola oil to saute onions and garlic. Let cook until the onions turn translucent and garlic lightly brown in color.
• Add chicken and let cook for a couple minutes, then stir with a large spoon. Let cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
• Add Sukiyaki sauce with the chicken and stir to blend together.
• Add carrots, celery, spinach, cabbage, and mushroom. Stir to incorporate the chicken and vegetables. Cover Wok and let cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add noodles and mix again to blend with all the ingredients. Let cook for 5 more minutes to cook the noodles.
• Turn off heat. Sprinkle the green onions on top. Cover then stir to mix together. Serve over white rice.

SUKIYAKI

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well, and set aside.
• Pour oil around the top of a preheated wok or large skillet; heat at medium high (375degrees) for 2 minutes.
• Add steak, and stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes or until no longer pink; push steak up sides of wok.
• Add sliced onion to work and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add green onions, celery, and mushrooms; stir-fry 2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Push vegetable mixture up sides of wok.
• Add bamboo shoots to wok, and stir-fry 1 minute. Add tofu, cabbage, and soy sauce mixture; stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes or til mixture is thoroughly heated. Push mixture up sides of wok.
• Combine cornstarch and water, stirring til smooth. Pour cornstarch mixture into center of wok; bring to a boil. Push steak and vegetable mixture back down into center of wok. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes or til mixture is thoroughly heated. Serve immediately over rice.