Serves 4 Ingredients The sauce: * 1 tablespoon granulated sugar * 1/4 cup mirin (sweetened cooking sake) * 1/2 cup sake * 1/2 cup soy sauce Directions Mix ingredients over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to one cup. (About 10 to 15 min.) Set aside. …

Shabu-shabu means « swish-swish, » referring to the swishing action when you cook a very thin slice of beef in hot water. On a portable range, place a medium-sized pot (1/2 gallon should do). Place a couple of slices of kombu (a sort of kelp) and cover with cold water. Gently bring the water to a boil …

Ingredients * 6 potatoes * 150 grams sliced beef * 1 and 1/2 onions * 1 and 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil * 2 cups water * 8 tbsp each sugar and soy sauce Directions (1)Peel potatoes, cut into six pieces, and immerse in water. (2)Slice onions (hangetsu-giri) Cut beef into bite-size pieces. (3)Heat vegetable oil …

Ingredients * 8 prawns(shrimp) * 4 slices sweet potato * 2 eggplant * 1 egg * 4 beefsteak plant (shiso) * 4 shiitake mushrooms * 1 cup tempura flour * 1 cup ice-cold water * grated Japanese radish * ginger * oil for deep-frying * 1 cup soup stock*** * 1/4 cup each of soy …

Ingredients * 3 lb leg or shoulder of lamb * 1 tsp salt * 1 tblsp sherry * 2 cloves garlic, crushed * 1 oz fresh ginger, shredded or 1 tsp ground ginger * 1/3 cup oil * 1 litre stock * 1 tblsp cornstarch Directions Wipe the meat and rup salt into the skin. …

Ingredients * 1 lb duck meat * 2 tblsp oil * 1 tsp salt * 2 tblsp soy sauce * 2 sticks celery * 2 oz fresh mushrooms * 4 oz frozen peas * 1 cups stock * 2 tsp cornstarch * 3 oz split, toasted almonds Directions Cut the duck meat into paper thin …

Ingredients * 1/2 lb egg noodles (I use the 12 oz package) * 1/2 lb flank steak * 1 tsp. cornstarch * 1 tbsp light soy sauce * 1 tsp. sherry * 1 clove garlic, crushed Sauce Mixture * 1 tbsp cornstarch * 1 c. chicken stock * 1 tbsp soy sauce * 2 tbsp …