Maggies Reishabu Chilled Pork Shabu Shabu Salad Food

SHABU SHABU

Steps:

• Put the water in a pan and add the dried seaweed. Simmer over a medium heat for about 10 minutes. Pull out the kombu when the water starts to boil. To enhance the flavour you can add some dried bonito flakes 5 minutes before taking the kombu out. It is important not to let the water and kombu boil. Strain the broth, discarding the kombu and bonito flakes.
• Place the beef between 2 sheets of cling film and bash with the back of a knife until it is very thin. Slice the beef into thin strips and place on a serving plate.
• Bring the broth to the boil. Add the shiitake mushrooms, followed by the enoki mushrooms, then the tofu and finally the watercress. Serve this pan of boiling broth at the table immediately and get your guests to cook their beef by dipping it in the broth with chopsticks.
• Give each guest a bowl of rice and a bowl for their broth, and a small dish of the ponzu dipping sauce. Don't forget the sake or Japanese beer.

MAGGIE'S REISHABU CHILLED PORK SHABU SHABU SALAD

Steps:

• Starting with the onions (and then soaking in ice water while working on the others), carefully cut and prepare the salad ingredients and mix together in a bowl.
• Bring a pot of water to a gentle boil and add the meat slices until cooked (it happens fast if they are thin) and then put them in a bowl of ice water and drain.
• In individual bowls, arrange the salad and place a few slices of cold boiled pork on top.
• Top with sesame dressing, sesame sauce or ponzu sauce made for shabu shabu, or try the delicious homemade sauce in this recipe (just mix the sauce ingredients together, and there you have it!).
• Serve with rice and miso soup as the main dish or with other dishes as a side.

SAKE PORK SHABU SHABU

Steps:

• Pour 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.
• Place 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.
• Place 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.

SINGAPORE PORK AND ONION STIR-FRY (CHINESE)

Steps:

• Slice onions. Set aside.
• Slice pork against the grain into thin, matchbox-sized pieces.
• Place in large bowl. Marinate with sauces, sugar and sesame oil.
• Mix well. Leave for 15-60 minutes to marinate.
• Heat frying pan / wok with 2 tablespoons of oil.
• Stir-fry onions on low fire, till soft and fragrant.
• Add pork. Stir 2 tablespoons of water in your marinade bowl and pour into pan (so there's more gravy).
• Cook over medium heat.
• Serve with rice.