Easy and Tender! Basic Chilled Pork Shabu-Shabu Preparation

Name: Easy and Tender! Basic Chilled Pork Shabu-Shabu Preparation
Yield: Serves 2–3 servings
Ingredients: 10.5 oz pork slices or thinly sliced pork (shabu-shabu style is best); As needed, your choice of vegetables (this time: lettuce and green onions); As needed, your favorite dressing or noodle soup base (mentsuyu); Tomato, cucumber, radish sprouts, seaweed, etc. Check out others' ideas for inspiration!

白いエプロンのクマ @shiro_apron

You can achieve a tender texture by following three key tips, even without using sake. Serve it salad-style for a main dish packed with vegetables.
Recipe Background:
Recently, I researched ways to cook meat more tenderly and applied them to chilled shabu-shabu.

Salt and sake are more effective at removing odors than tenderizing the meat. If you're using pork that's a bit old, you might want to add some sake or salt.

白いエプロンのクマ @shiro_apron

Salt and sake are more effective at removing odors than tenderizing the meat. If you're using pork that's a bit old, you might want to add some sake or salt.

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Ingredients

Serves 2–3 servings

10.5 ozpork slices or thinly sliced pork (shabu-shabu style is best)
For salad-style serving
As needed, your choice of vegetables (this time: lettuce and green onions)
As needed, your favorite dressing or noodle soup base (mentsuyu)
Tomato, cucumber, radish sprouts, seaweed, etc. Check out others' ideas for inspiration!

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Steps

1

Tip 1:
"Don’t let the water boil."
Bring a pot of water to a simmer until small bubbles just start to appear. (If it’s bubbling vigorously, it’s too hot!)
2

Tip 2:
"Keep cooking time short."
Add the pork slices one at a time, spreading them out. As soon as the color changes, remove them from the water.
3

Tip 3:
"Don’t chill the meat."
Place the cooked pork in a strainer and let it cool to room temperature. (Do not rinse with water.)
4

Arrange the vegetables and pork on a plate. Top with sesame dressing, ponzu, or noodle soup base (mentsuyu) to finish.