Sukiyaki, a traditional Japanese recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 400 g (14 oz.) udon noodles
• - 3 tbsp. Sesame oil
• - 1 piece of Tofu or Bean Curd
• - 750 ml (3 cups) dashi*
• - 100 ml (6 tbsp.) mirin or sake*
• - 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• - 125 g (4 oz.) bamboo shoots (canned)
• - 8 jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined and halved lengthwise
• - 12 mushrooms, quartered
• - 225 g (8 oz.) spinach, washed, stems removed
• - 225 g (8 oz.) chicken breast, cut into 1.25 cm/1/2" cubes
• - 3 tbsp. fresh grated ginger
• - 1 lemon
• - 1 tbsp. sugar
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) light Soy Sauce or Soya Sauce