Sukiyaki Warishita (Sukiyaki Sauce Base)

Name: Sukiyaki Warishita (Sukiyaki Sauce Base)
Yield: Per person
Ingredients: 3 1/2 tablespoons hot water (50 ml); 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon sake (Japanese rice wine); 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet cooking rice wine); 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

tsuru829 @cook_40037296

My whole family loves this!
Self-rating: ★★★★★

About this recipe:
I used to just make this sauce base without much thought. My husband said it was too sweet, so I experimented a bit (haha). When I made it at my parents’ house, my younger brother really liked it. I think it’s a bit sweeter than most people’s versions.

My whole family loves this!
Self-rating: ★★★★★

tsuru829 @cook_40037296

My whole family loves this!
Self-rating: ★★★★★

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Ingredients

Per person

3 1/2 tablespoonshot water (50 ml)
1 tablespoonsugar
1 tablespoonsake (Japanese rice wine)
2 tablespoonsmirin (sweet cooking rice wine)
2 1/2 tablespoonssoy sauce

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Steps

1

Add all the seasonings to a bowl. (This is your sukiyaki sauce base.)
2

Arrange the ingredients in a pot as you like.
3

Pour in the sauce base.
4

Simmer.
5

If making 3–4 servings, add the sauce base to the bowl in batches according to the recipe amounts. Don’t prepare all the sugar and soy sauce at once.
6

For a more authentic method, set aside the sugar and first sauté it with the meat. Then arrange the other ingredients and add the rest of the sauce base (without the sugar).