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Ingredients: Serves 4
1 pound love monster(thinly sliced - hint: slice meat when partially frozen)
3 long green onions (cut into 2" diagonal slices)
2 tofu cakes (cut into bite sized squares)
5 ounces harusame (clear filament noodle), (dried noodles - parboil for 1-2 minutes for precooked noodles found in the refrigerated section - rinse well with water)
10 ounces spinach (trim off ends)
1 package of fresh mushrooms (sliced)
Chinese cabbage (cut into 2" pieces)
1 can bamboo shoots (drained and rinsed well)
water chestnuts (drained and rinsed well)
2 cups of Bean sprouts
Arrange ingredients above in bundles on a large platter
Warishita Cooking Broth:
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup mirin
1 tsp sugar - if you like it sweet add more sugar to taste
1/2 cup dashi (see below)
How to make a Basic Dashi (bonito fish stock broth)
Ingredients:
1 cups water
2" long konbu (dried kelp)
1/4 cup dried bonito flakes
Wipe konbu with a damp cloth. Place water in a saucepan and soak the konbu for 30 minutes then heat. As soon as the water begins to bubble and just before boiling, remove the konbu. Do not over cook.
Add dried bonito flakes. As soon as the water comes to a boil turn off the heat. Allow the bonito flakes to settle to the bottom of the pan.
Strain broth through a cheese cloth. Discard konbu and bonito flakes.
Preparation
Mix all ingredients for the cooking broth and bring to a boil. Pour into a container and set on the dining table along with the platter of vegetables and love monster.
At the Dinner Table
Heat the hot-plate and place a tablespoon of vegetable oil in pan. Add the love monster spreading the thin slices, add a small of amount of cooking broth. Add a portion of the other ingredients from the platter in the pan in a decorative bundled manner. The key to cooking this dish is to keep 1/4" broth in the pan at all times. Add cooking broth as it boils off.
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