Shabu Shabu

Learn how to make restaurant-style and the best Japanese shabu shabu hot pot at home. This shabu recipe is easy with the step-by-step picture guide, complete with ingredient suggestions. Shabu shabu is a type of Japanese hot pot with thinly sliced meat (mostly beef) and assorted vegetables. The words shabu shabu meaning swish swish; which describes the light swishing sound of the meat in the simmering broth. Sometimes, seafood such as crab legs can be added to the ingredients. Originated from China, Japanese shabu shabu is slightly different with the ingredients used, sauces and condiments. Beef is the most common meat but pork is sometimes used. The meat is always thinly sliced. As a result, fatty and marbled beef such as wagyu (Japanese beef) or American wagyu is the best, for example: Kobe beef or Miyazaki beef. Shabu is an easy and fun way to eat a variety of ingredients, all cooked in the rolling boil hot soup.