Recipes · Japanese · Main Courses
Shabu-Shabu (Hot Pot with Thin-Sliced Beef)
One serving has 518 kcal and 47 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (118%), zinc (108%), niacin (103%), selenium (87%), vitamin K (85%) and pyridoxine (73%). Ready in 30 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (711 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef, celery, fish, gluten, soy
Ingredients
- 140 g Beef ribeye, raw
- 100 g Napa cabbage, raw
- 30 g Mushrooms, enoki, raw
- 60 g Tofu, firm
- 15 g Scallions, raw
- 350 g Fish stock
- 8 g Soy sauce
- 8 g Lime juice
Method
- Cut the napa cabbage, tofu and scallion into pieces, and trim the enoki mushroom.
- Bring the fish stock (kombu dashi stand-in) to a gentle simmer in a pot at the table (or on the stove).
- Mix the soy sauce and lime juice together for a quick ponzu-style dipping sauce.
- Swish a few slices of beef in the simmering broth for just 10-20 seconds, until barely cooked through, then dip in the sauce and eat immediately.
- Add the vegetables and tofu to the pot to simmer for a few minutes between rounds of beef, skimming any foam.
- Once the beef and vegetables are finished, the enriched broth can be sipped or used to cook noodles or rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 518 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.1 g | |
| Water | 612 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.9 g | 13% |
| Protein | 46.5 g | 97% |
| Tryptophan | 0.47 g | |
| Threonine | 1.8 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.9 g | |
| Leucine | 3.2 g | |
| Lysine | 3.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.86 g | |
| Cystine | 0.33 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.7 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.5 g | |
| Valine | 2 g | |
| Histidine | 1.3 g | |
| Fat | 33.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 13.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.35 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.33 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.7 g | |
| Saturated | 12.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 92.4 mg | |
| Calcium | 618 mg | 62% |
| Copper | 0.58 mg | 64% |
| Iron | 5.9 mg | 33% |
| Magnesium | 92.3 mg | 30% |
| Manganese | 1 mg | 57% |
| Phosphorus | 486 mg | 69% |
| Potassium | 1,198 mg | 25% |
| Selenium | 47.9 µg | 87% |
| Sodium | 1,232 mg | |
| Zinc | 8.7 mg | 108% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.65 mg | 59% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 14.4 mg | 103% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.63 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.95 mg | 73% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 141 µg | 35% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.8 µg | 118% |
| Choline | 56.8 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 32.8 µg | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 32.3 mg | 43% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 9.9 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.75 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 76.8 µg | 85% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
4.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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