shabu-shabu at my house!!!

My lil sis Jenny is back from visiting Korea. Yay!

Wanted to cook something extra delish 

for our long anticipated rendezvous at mi casa.

She was down for some shabu-shabu. (:

For those of you who are not so familiar with this dish...

Shabu-shabu is pretty similar French fondue & Mongolian genghis khan. 

You cook your favorite meat & veggies in boiling water/broth & dip them in sauce.

It's super simple & easy to prep for shabu dinner. 

Make quickie broth with dried katsuobushi fish flake & dried kelp... 

Just simmer for 5-10 min!

Next, chop up everything in your veggie drawer in bite size.

You can "shabu" with beef, pork, chicken, duck, ... any of your favorite choice.

(BTW, from this moment, "shabu" is going to be used as a verb.

You've just witnessed the historical foodie lingo-creation moment. ^^)

Just make sure the meat is sliced very thin,

so you don't have to count 100 for every bite!!

When you go to Japanese or Korean market, 

they usually offer a great selection of shabu meat & dipping sauces.

I like using ponzu with Chinese mustard paste & sesame flavor sauce.

There are spicier options, peanuty one, tangy one and etc.

Time to eat!!!

After you are done with fondue-ing enough meat & veggies,

you can add some kimchi, rice, roasted nori, sesame seeds, and sesame oil 

to make mixed rice...

Even my 4-year-old nephew, Ethan, loves shabu-shabu. ^^

You can buy this kind of pot and portable gas burner at any Korean market.

More pictures of shabu night...

You can also make vegeterian version or fish version... Be creative! Have fun!!!

Cold sake or Korean Bek-se-joo go really well with this dish.

Thanks for reading my shabu story. ^^

Good night~!!