Instant Pot Shabu Shabu

Step 1

Fill up your Instant Pot liner with water to the max line and set the Instant Pot to high saute. The pot should be at the table or wherever you will be eating. This is a collaborative, interaction dining experience!

Step 2

Clean/wash and prepare your ingredients. Mushrooms need to have the bottoms removed that have dirt on them, dry noodles should be placed in a cup or plate, carrots should be thinly sliced or shaved, cabbage should be cut into 2-3 inch pieces, and everything arranged on a platter.

Step 3

10 minutes before serving, remove meat from the freezer and assemble on a separate tray or platter. The meat should be semi-frozen for easiest preparation, otherwise the meat will all stick together.

Step 4

Once the water starts simmering, add a piece of kombu to flavor. If you do not have kombu, just add a splash of soy sauce, dashi seasoning, and/or green onions to flavor the broth. You can also purchase Chinese-style broth seasonings which are usually spicy and much more potent.

Step 5

Each place setting should have two or three small bowls (about the size of ramekins). One that is empty for dripping/ gathering food, and two more (one with 1/2 cup ponzu and the other with 1/2 cup goma). Each person should also have chopsticks or small tongs.

Step 6

Once the water starts boiling you're ready to gather and eat! Add in some of the larger pieces of vegetable that will take the longest to cook (cabbage, noodles, large mushrooms). Don't overcrowd the pot, though! We have done this with two Instant Pots on the table at once!

Step 7

Using chopsticks or mini tongs, grab a piece of meat and swish it in the boiling water. It will only take a moment to cook!

Step 8

Take out the meat, along with some of the veggies when they are cooked through.

Step 9

Place the freshly cooked food in an empty bowl to "drip" (I actually scoop everything out and put it in a communal serving dish that has a flat net/strainer type rack so things drip better)

Step 10

Grab the perfect bite (my favorite bite is napa cabbage, pork, and noodles with some pieces of shitake mushrooms) and dip it into your separate small ponzu bowl.

Step 11

Devour, then repeat!