SUKIYAKI .......This is for Tran.

Some time ago a  Vietnamese lady ....(  Tran )  introduced me to the simple preparation of meals with uncomplicated full flavours .
Thanks to Tran , I learnt to cook at the table .
Sukiyaki , is Japanese cuisine , the cooking style  is popular throughout Asia .

 Prepare the rice of your choice to serve at the table .....wild rice, black rice  , red rice . brown rice or white .

I use a pan at the table over a portable gas ring .

Heat 3 tbs  of rice bran oil in a pan
Add 1 dsp of sugar / stevia
2 tbs of mirin 
3 tbs Chinese cooking wine
2 tbs of soy sauce ....

N.B...When you add the following ingredients keep the ingredients in their own separate group in the pan .

Bring this mix to a simmer ...
Now add 1 onion , peeled halved and sliced
200 gm of tofu ..cut in half lengthways and sliced .
300 gm of Chinese cabbage sliced and halved
6 shiitake mushrooms halved .
Simmer for about 7 minutes .....
THE MEAT HAS TO BE ADDED TO THE CENTRE OF THE PAN
Add 300gm of sliced PAPER THIN  beef.....( ask your butcher  to slice to your needs , yes they will do it in supermarkets )
Continue to simmer till beef is cooked .( it`s paper thin it won`t take long...maybe several minutes )

This is OPTIONAL ...Break 2 raw  eggs into a serving bowl and mix with chopsticks .....

Take the cooked meat , vegetables and bean curd a little at a time from the pan  ( dip them in  the raw egg  )and eat with a bowl of rice ......
Serve with finely sliced red capsicum , sliced spring onions , finely sliced raw Chinese cabbage  along with a dipping bowl of rice wine vinegar infused with dried chilli flakes ....
As the cooked ingredients are taken from the pan replenish with raw ingredients.
This is my recipe for  Tran .