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Shabu Shabu Sauce – Easy Tasty Japanese Recipe

This sauce is amazing with Shabu Shabu, but also great on sous-vide chicken and steamed eggplants.

Ingredients – Dipping sauce for 1 (or pour over sauce for 1 dish):

  • Sesame, ground – 1.5 Tbsp
  • Soy sauce – 1.5 Tbsp
  • Rice vinegar – 1 Tbsp
  • Sugar – 2 tsp
  • Sesame oil – 1 tsp
  • Oyster sauce – 1 tsp
  • Ajinomoto – 4 shakes
  • Garlic powder – 4 shakes
  • Pepper – 3 shakes
  • [Optional] Rayu chili oil – 6 drops or to taste

How to make:

Mix all ingredients together and pour onto a dish or serve up as dipping sauce.

Kei
Kei

Shabu-shabu sauce is delicious as a dip for meat and vegetable hot pot, and it also makes a great dressing for steamed vegetables such as eggplant—or even tender sous-vide chicken.

But why the name “shabu-shabu”?

ShinjiPT
ShinjiPT
Kei
Kei

It comes from Japanese onomatopoeia—the phrase mimics the gentle “swish-swish” sound made when thin slices of meat are stirred through hot broth.

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Hi, I'm Kei. While living with anaemia has put my regular Japan travels on hold, it's given me a chance to explore the world of arts & crafts at home. Here I share my creative endeavours inspired by Japanese trends, as well as my favourite places in Japan that I can't wait to revisit.

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