Wednesday, March 25, 2009

sukiyaki ga suki

(So, I know this is a baking blog, but Japanese food is too good to pass up.)

Mm, sukiyaki is so very tasty and simple. Chop up some vegetables, get yourself some thinly-sliced meat, and you've got a substantial, filling dinner! After Alexandra showed me this wonderful youtube channel, I started craving some Japanese food. Instead of going out for it, I decided to make my own. After all, isn't that what Francis is encouraging me to do?

Sukiyaki sauce:
2 parts sake
1 part mirin
1 part soy sauce
sugar to taste

Suggested vegetables/fillers: Beef, tofu (seared, fried, etc), napa cabbage, spinach, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, green onions, konnyaku, udon, komatsuna, mustard greens, shungiku, soba noodles. Basically anything that doesn't take too long to cook can be thrown in.

Clearly there's lots of variety to be had. Get yourself a pan, add some meat, pour some of the sauce over it. Cook the meat a little. Add veggies. Add more sauce. Simmer! Cover! Eat when ready. Quick. Yummy. So tasty. Delectable. Wonderful. Did I mention yummy? And easy?

That picture above isn't the most glorious. It was last minute, forced upon me by Lauren and Micah. I had picked up the pan and the food had all moved so it wasn't as regal. OH NOES. I'm sure you'll forgive me.

I also made some strawberry daifuku. I've always wanted to try it, and now I have it. Yummers.
I love Japanese food. mmmm daifuku.

Mmmm. Food.

2 comments:

Karaku said...

It looks so good! Have you ever tried 'stuffed cabbage', in Japanese, we call it ロールキャベツ. I am planning to make it tomorrow, and a Bible student will come for study and dinner. Yeah!

Dezare' said...

I'm always looking for quick, fresh and tasty food. Getting home from work kinda late, I need dinner in a hurry. I'll try this...minus the beef.