Step 1   Diagonally slice shallots. Boil shirataki noodles for 5 minutes, drain and cut into easy-to-eat lengths. Remove leaf and soft stem from shungiku. Cut stalk from shiitake mushrooms and using a sharp knife, score a cross in the mushroom head. Cut grilled tofu into 2cm thick cubes

Step 2   Place sauce ingredients into pot and cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and leave to cool

Step 3   Place sukiyaki pot over hight heat, add beef fat and spread fat over the entire cooking surface

Step 4   Add beef to pot, cook slightly and add a little of the cooled sauce and caramelize

Step 5   Add shirataki noodles and combine with beef and slightly caramelized sauce then add remaining ingredients

Step 6   Serve sukiyaki into bowls with a separate serving bowl containing slightly beaten egg

Note:

- The point to making good sukiyaki is not to add too much of the sauce at once. Gradually add sauce while cooking
- You can always add extra stock or cooking sake if cooking sauce boils down too much