SHABU SHABU MOTHER'S DAY DINNER

SHABU SHABU

MOTHER'S DAY DINNER AT HOME

Mother's Day 2020 was epic with this Shabu Shabu spread on our lanai.  Lots of vegetables, steak, fish, shrimp, chicken and lobster.  This is going on my favorite home cooked meals list.  Everything is cooked on a grill pan that we placed in the center of the table.  A little butter goes down and then you simply cook the items you want to eat.  Each person is given a bowl of Batayaki Sauce (Soy Sauce, Ginger Juice, Lime Juice, Brown Sugar, Water, Daikon and Dashinomoto Seasoning) for dipping.  The Batayaki Sauce goes with everything.  Vegetables, Seafood and meats.  

ALL THE PREP IS DONE - LET'S EAT!

FRESH MAHI MAHI

MARINATED TERIYAKI CHICKEN READY FOR THE GRILL

BATAYAKI SAUCE

EXTRA DAIKON FOR THE SAUCE

ALWAYS NEED RICE

HOMEMADE VIETNAMESE SUMMER ROLLS

HOMEMADE GYOZA

SHABU SHABU WITH SEAFOOD, VEGETABLES AND STEAK

SHABU SHABU SEAFOOD, VEGETABLES AND STEAK

DINNER AT HOME

This is one of our favorite dinners when entertaining friends and family.  It just takes a little prep work cutting vegetables and you have a fun and healthy meal that will get everyone eating more vegetables.  Yes you use some butter so it is not fat free.  You can substitute cooking spray for the butter but you will really lose a whole lot of flavor.  The good thing about this dinner is that you can use whatever you have in the refrigerator and it will come out great with the dipping sauce.  The sauce is called Batayaki Sauce (Soy Sauce, Ginger Juice, Lime Juice, Brown Sugar, Water, Daikon and Dashinomoto Seasoning).  We added some toasted sesame seeds too.  Cooking is simple.  Add butter to your Indoor Grill Pan and then add the seafood, vegetables and beef.  We use a long pair of wooden tongs to turn the food while cooking.  Make sure you salt and pepper all of the food to taste.  As you get going, let some of the diners take turns cooking.  Everyone (even children) will get into cooking on the grill so you have some fun and get everyone involved.  This is a great dinner party!
I know this is not traditional Shabu Shabu where the food is cooked in a broth.  Just our way of doing it at home.

FRESH MAHI MAHI AND CLEANED SHRIMP

GREEN ONIONS, EGGPLANT, BEAN SPROUTS, BELL PEPPERS, ONION, NAPA CABBAGE

THINLY SLICED BEEF

MORE VEGGIES - ASPARAGUS, MUSHROOMS AND ZUCCHINI

DIPPING SAUCE - DIP ALL VEGETABLES, SEAFOOD AND MEAT IN THIS SAUCE
Batayaki Sauce (Soy Sauce, Ginger Juice, Lime Juice, Brown Sugar, Water, Daikon and Dashinomoto Seasoning). 

VEGETABLES, SEAFOOD AND MEATS LAYED OUT ON TABLE

SIMPLY ADD BUTTER TO HEATED PAN

ADD MEAT AND SEAFOOD TO PAN AND SAUTE.  SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

START THROWING IN SOME VEGETABLES OR WHATEVER YOUR GUESTS DESIRE

KEEPING ADDING BUTTER TO TASTE.  MAKE SURE YOU SEASON ALL FOOD WITH SALT AND PEPPER

MORE VEGGIES INTO THE PAN

START ADDING THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING EATEN THE FASTEST

I STARTED WITH SOME STEAK AND MAHI MAHI 

TYPICAL PLATE OF SEAFOOD, STEAK AND VEGETABLES 

SHABU SHABU DINNER AT HOME

SHABU SHABU 

DINNER AT HOME 

We were honored with the presence of baby Reagan (named after Ronald Reagan) for dinner at our house.  Reagan is just two weeks old and one handsome little Republican.  Dinner started with Pineapple and Bacon Sausage and Pork with vegetable dumplings.  Served with a sweet dipping sauce.  We enjoyed some fresh Ahi Sashimi and then started our Grill Pan dinner that featured fresh vegetables, seafood and steak.  All cooked up on an indoor grill pan placed in the middle of our dining room table.  This type of dinner is not only delicious but good fun for everyone.  You cook right at the table.  We heat up the pan and then add butter.  When the butter melts, add the vegetables, seafood and beef.  Simply salt and pepper to taste and then dip into Batayaki Sauce (Soy Sauce, Ginger Juice, Lime Juice, Brown Sugar, Water, Daikon and Dashinomoto Seasoning).  Our Grill Dinner included Napa Cabbage, Assorted Bell Peppers, Asparagus, Bean Sprouts Maui Onion, Eggplant, Zucchini, Thinly Sliced Rib Eye Steak, Shrimp, Scallops, Langostines, Portobello Mushrooms and Teriyaki Chicken.  Wow....This dinner is amazing, fun and super delicious.
Traditional Shabu Shabu uses a rich broth to cook the meats, seafood and vegetables.  Our home version is a bit different but we like it.

PINEAPPLE AND BACON SAUSAGE

GYOZA DUMPLINGS WITH DIPPING SAUCE

FRESH VEGETABLES FOR GRILL PAN

THE TABLE IS READY FOR GRILLING

THINLY SLICED BEEF

SHRIMP, SCALLOPS AND LANGOSTINES

PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR

HEAT UP THE GRIL

ADD VEGETABLES - SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

GRILL TO PERFECTION IN JUST MINUTES

STEAK, SEAFOOD AND FRESH VEGETABLES

OUR GUEST OF HONOR - REAGAN

TWO WEEKS YOUNG AND READY

MOMMY SARAH AND LITTLE REAGAN