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Among the most popular dishes in Japan is sukiyaki, a Japanese dish consisting of beef and vegetables cooked in a pot. It is usually served with a side bowl of beaten raw egg. It is typically served during the winter holiday season. It is also common to see it at the annual bonenkai, a Japanese year-end party. It is a popular dish in restaurants and is served at home.
Traditionally, sukiyaki is made using thinly sliced beef and shiitake mushrooms. Other ingredients include grilled tofu, enoki mushrooms, green onions, and Chinese cabbage. Depending on the region, shirataki, noodle-like devil's tongue, may also be added. If you have difficulty finding shirataki, you can substitute vermicelli noodles.
Although there are many variations of the recipe, the essential ingredients are pretty much the same. Traditionally, a recipe calls for a double or triple amount of noodles and beef. Sometimes, cotton candy is added as a seasoning. You can serve sukiyaki with steamed white rice. If you find the meat and vegetable mixture to be too bland, you can add a Sukiyaki Sauce.
In order to prepare sukiyaki, you must first cook the meat. It is best to use beef that is well marbled and thinly sliced. Then, you need to sear the meat in a hot pan. When the meat is done, you should still be able to see pink. This process will intensify the flavor of the meat.
Once the beef is seared, you need to add the rest of the ingredients. You can choose to put these ingredients in the pot or in separate containers. If you are going to serve this dish to guests, you can use a portable electric cooker. However, if you are serving this dish at home, you will want to use a heavy skillet and a hot plate. You will want to heat the skillet to a maximum of 360 degrees. You will also want to make sure that the ingredients are partially submerged in the broth.
When you are making sukiyaki, you will need to fry some of the ingredients to help maximize the flavor. You can do this by putting some of the ingredients in the skillet, and then waiting for the oil to bubble up. When the scallions are cooked, you can put the meat on top of them. You can also sear some of the other ingredients, such as the shiitake mushrooms.
After the meat is cooked, you will need to add the other ingredients to the pot. You can add green onions, enoki mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, glass noodles, and shungiku (green noodle-like devil's tooth). You can also add leafy vegetables such as bok choy. You can also add bamboo shoots. You can also add udon noodles if you prefer.
When all the ingredients are cooked, you can eat the sukiyaki. Typically, you will eat the dish directly from the iron pot. In some regions, the dish is served on a large platter.
