Confessions of A Wanna Be Cook

Sukiyaki

Ingredients: 

• sukiyaki beef (beef sliced about 1/8 inch thick, find in Asian markets)
• tofu
• shaved burdock root (whittle like a pencil)
• sliced onions
• shiitake mushrooms
• oyster mushrooms
• sliced carrots
• itokonyaku (konyaku noodles)

Warishita (Sauce) Ingredients:

• 1 part sake
• 1 part soy sauce
• 1 part mirin
• a sprinkling of sugar

Directions: 

1. Mix together sake, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a small bowl and set aside. 
2. In a cast iron skillet grease the pan lightly and let it heat up. 
3. Place all of the ingredients in neat clumps around the pan and pour the warishita sauce over everything. 
4. Once beef is thoroughly cooked, take off the heat. 
5. To eat, beat one egg in a small bowl. Take the ingredients and dip it into the egg and eat! (This is optional, but the traditional way to eat it. Plus it adds richness.) 

(Source: japanesefoodreport.com)