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sukiyaki sauce, cooking broth base
A pre-mixed seasoning liquid made primarily of soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and dashi, used as a base for dishes like sukiyaki.
割り下を作る。
To make sukiyaki sauce.
割り下を入れてすき焼きを煮る。
Add the sauce and simmer the sukiyaki.
この割り下は甘めに仕上げている。
This sauce is finished on the sweeter side.
市販の割り下を使えば簡単にすき焼きが作れる。
You can easily make sukiyaki using store-bought sauce.
割り下 is the sauce base for sukiyaki and similar dishes.
BASIC RECIPE:
Typically made by mixing:
- 醤油: soy sauce
- みりん: mirin (sweet rice wine)
- 砂糖: sugar
- 出汁 or 水: dashi or water
REGIONAL VARIATIONS:
- Kanto style: Pre-mixed 割り下 is poured over ingredients
- Kansai style: Sugar and soy sauce are added separately while cooking
USAGE:
Can also be used for other simmered dishes like 肉豆腐 and 牛丼.