Chilled Pork Shabu Salad with Lots of Vegetables

Name: Chilled Pork Shabu Salad with Lots of Vegetables
Yield: Serves 2–3 servings
Ingredients: 6.3 oz (180 g) thinly sliced pork (for shabu-shabu); scant 1 teaspoon flour (for pork); Plenty of water (for blanching pork); 1 –2 tablespoons sake; As needed, your choice of vegetables; As needed, your favorite dressing or sauce

pyonpoco @cook_40044966

Lightly dusting the pork with flour makes it tender and moist.
Thank you so much for making this recipe popular on July 5, 2012, and for its inclusion in a recipe book!
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As the weather gets warmer, I start craving something refreshing.

*Photo updated June 20, 2012
*Recipe reviewed June 2022.

pyonpoco @cook_40044966

*Photo updated June 20, 2012
*Recipe reviewed June 2022.

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Ingredients

Serves 2–3 servings

6.3 oz (180 g)thinly sliced pork (for shabu-shabu)
scant 1 teaspoon flour (for pork)
Plenty of water (for blanching pork)
1–2 tablespoons sake
As needed, your choice of vegetables
As needed, your favorite dressing or sauce

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Steps

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Vegetables used:
1. Lettuce: 2 leaves
2. Sweet onion: 1/4
3. Cucumber: 1/3
4. Radish sprouts: 1/3 bunch
5. Cherry tomatoes: 4
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Thinly slice the onion. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, then slice thinly on the diagonal. Cut the cherry tomatoes into 2–4 pieces. Tear the lettuce into bite-sized pieces by hand.
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Lightly dust the pork with flour using a tea strainer.
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Note: Only a light dusting of flour is needed on the pork. Too much will make it soggy!
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Bring plenty of water to a boil for cooking the pork. Once boiling, add 1–2 tablespoons of sake and let it come back to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low.
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Add the floured pork slices and gently separate them with chopsticks. After that, do not stir. Cook over medium-low heat until it just comes back to a simmer (do not let it boil vigorously).
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Once the pork is cooked through (it should be just slightly pink), drain in a colander and let cool. Do not rinse the pork with water!
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Arrange the vegetables and pork on a plate. Serve with your favorite dressing or ponzu sauce.
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July 5, 2012: Thank you to everyone who made this recipe popular! I appreciate everyone who made, printed, or saved this recipe.
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June 8, 2014: Over 100 people have made this recipe! Thank you all so much for taking the time to try it.