Elevate your shabu shabu dinner party or any asian meal with this salty, decadent Shoyu Sesame Shabu Shabu Dipping Sauce – it tastes like a rich peanut sauce, without any peanuts!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Savory Shoyu Sesame Shabu Shabu Dipping Sauce

We recently threw a shabu shabu dinner party night that focused on good, fresh food cooked right there on the table- and accented with one of our favorite La Crema Pinot Noirs from the Willamette Valley.

Shabu shabu is a good, interactive, and entertaining dinner where everyone gathers around a hot pot to cook their own food- and is always accompanied by some seriously good sauces.

While a high quality ponzu sauce should always be a part of any shabu shabu, our favorite sauce by far is this good, salty, peanut-tasting (but completely peanut-free) Shoyu Sesame Shabu Shabu Sauce.

It is great on meat, vegetables… even rice! We could seriously drink this sauce we love it so much.

Shabu shabu is a good hot pot style meal that originates from Japan- and involves quickly cooking meat in boiling broth or water.

We're sharing all of our tips and tricks for a gorgeous, fun, and wonderful shabu shabu dinner party over on the La Crema blog- head here and check it out!

You'll find decor tips, a recipe for a good broth, and ideas for how to get your party started!

Shabu Shabu Dinner Party

Shabu shabu is a fun party because it's a completely interactive dinner- guests get to pick their own meals and cook them right there on the table.

It is impossible to not have a fantastic conversation and a ton of fun when around a shabu shabu pot – it's a sure way to get the party started!

It's also a good meal, and pretty healthy, especially since it makes vegetables taste so good!

We seriously end up eating about three times more vegetables than meat when having shabu shabu- and that is not a normal occurrence for us!

We love how tender and good the vegetables get- but they still have a bit of snap and a fresh flavor.

It is an irresistible meal!

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Ingredients

3 Tablespoon Tahini
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
2 Tablespoon shoyu sauce
1 tsp. chili garlic sauce, this is a bit on the spicy side- cut to 1/2 or 1/4 tsp depending on your preference
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp sliced green onions