Suki Feest
January 1, 2006
Christmas 2005 dinner was quiet, well…not that it was not the past 5 years, but since there are only 3 of us in this small family (husband, dad-in-law and me) it’s always been a challenge to come up with an idea to at least ’spice up’ the christmas dinner table
so I thought of inviting a celebrity to join us
‘it’s 2006 & thess hasn’t changed a bit, she’s still crazy’ - hubby’s unspoken words
Anyway, my husband has requested a rather simple dinner this year that will not require me to stand in the kitchen the whole evening (which was the case the past years.) Oh, bless my husband! when I first heard his request. I was more than glad to comply since I was too exhausted from all that was happening during the crazy month. So I asked him if he’d like to have a thai fondue, which he, with a large grin on his face, gamely answered ‘yes’. Thai SUKI (fondue) happens to be my husband’s favorite and whenever we’d visit Thailand, we would always go to the most famous restaurant that offer this, MK Restaurant.
Thai Suki, which my thai friends told me, is a version of Japanese Sukiyaki. The idea is to enjoy your meal by cooking it yourself on the table. Dish is consisted of slices of pork, prime beef, peeled fresh shrimps, chicken fillet, white fish, beef and fish balls, chicken wonton, while for vegetables assembly, we had babycorn, slices of cabbage, chinese cabbage (pechay baguio), brocolli, leeks, and pre-soaked/drained glass noodles, and a fondue wok/pan with unlimited chicken stock.
My suki was nothing compared to the authentic thing, but we sure had fun doing this!
you can actually just use anything you wish for this dish, just let your imagination run a bit ‘wild’.
The sauce plays an important role in thai suki, in my opinion. The biggest challenge for me was to find the right recipe for the suki sauce. Though commercially it’s sold out there, MK has a special blend of sauce that truly is my favorite and I wanted none other but. Unfortunately, their recipe is a secret.
Days before the dinner, I got lucky when I accidentally found this website which is full of fantastic thai recipes, I left a message asking the owner if she could share her sauce recipe, and within an hour, I got my answer. That was very nice of her.
below was the original ingredients given to me which I altered a bit to suit our taste (buds, which aren’t so brave to take on too much of the hot chillies)
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame Seeds
5 Garlic Cloves
12 Big Red Chillies
1 Tablespoon Brown Salty Soya Sauce
1 Tablespoon Sugar
2 Tablespoons Salt
1 Tablespoon Pickled Garlic Water
1 Head of Pickled Garlic
2 Tablespoons Sweet Chilli Sauce
1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
1 Teaspoon Vinegar
2 Tablespoons Water
Preparation
1. Place all the ingredients except for the toasted sesame seeds into a blender and blend to a smooth sauce.
2. Mix in the sesame seeds, keeping a few as a garnish for the top.
I’ve used the exact salty soya bean sauce instructed (below, left image) and I must say, I did really liked it than the other suki-yaki ready sauce (right image) that I bought.
Charlie joining the suki feest/ party and yummy suki sauce
we’ll be doing suki again on hubby’s birthday (bday man’s request), which is in less than 3 weeks.
Het was heerlijk!
Posted in beef, mihoen | noodles, pork, seafood, spicy, thai recipe, vegetables
alam
January 2nd, 2006 at 5:46 pm
Uy sikat ng guess nyo ha. ALiw…:D
Happy new Year kapatid
January 3rd, 2006 at 1:26 am
you inspired me to fondue the chocolate, now you inspire me to suki the fondue too! yum! the kids will love this–they’re soupslurping fans!.
January 3rd, 2006 at 3:16 am
awww, that’s cute.
that sauce sounds delish. it suits me perfectly coz i love hot stuff
January 3rd, 2006 at 10:28 am
JEANNY: kapatid, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO! (btw, baka may party ka in the future, ‘invite’ this celebrity, he doesn’t ‘ask much’
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STEL: *awww shucks* you’re my inspiration too! he he…I wish I was with you during your chocofondue party, man! your sauce was heaven!
don’t forget to try this suki sauce chef, I think you’ll like it since you can take chillies..hot hot hot!
DEXIE: hello Dexie, Happy New Year! yes, I would really recommend this sauce.
January 3rd, 2006 at 1:09 pm
fondue suki hmmm been a long time I have not eaten this one…. true let yr imagination go wild and just use what ever comes to yr fancy
pati si charlie boy may place din sa table o….
January 3rd, 2006 at 6:17 pm
Tita Thess,
Finally, your back! I love this kind of idea not only for the Holidays but I will surely try this for birthday parties, special dinner or occasion it is fun isn’t? Well, thanks for sharing especially the sauce recipe. Happy New Year!
January 4th, 2006 at 5:45 am
Sarap! Tried that once in Glorietta, but I forgot the name. I just combined everything and voila! It’s digestible naman, hahahaha.
January 4th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
SHA: pag balik mo dito, let’s do this..maybe you can whip us another sauce!
XTINE: Hello dear *hugs* yeah, fondue is fun!..oh but I can’t take the credit for this sauce ;)…just be careful while mixing the ingredients, always taste it, okay? because it might be too hot or salty for you.
J: was their sauce good? hmmm, you just gave me an idea where to go and try suki on my next vacation
January 4th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
What pure gastronomic fun! (My Mom used to treat me in a Chinese resto that allows its diners to cook their own meat at vegetables on the table. I really enjoyed it.)
Have fun in the kitchen in 2006, Thess! God bless.
January 5th, 2006 at 6:33 am
happy new year thess!
this reminds me of the steamboat in brunei..cooking on the table anything from seafood, meat, veggies…there’s a pot full[or half:)] of water for you to cook soup in and a pan around the pot to fry anything with butter…used to be a crowd drawer during our time there..
January 5th, 2006 at 9:49 am
Hi Thess - Looks and sounds great! Happy New Year, I’ve missed your posts.
January 6th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
thesserieeee!!! maligayang new year! alam ko na kung bakit mo inimbita si winnie da pooh, kasi preho kayo ng layki hihihi… i luv luv luv the lip gloss!! sa wakas medyo nagka itsura ako ng matino nung gamitin ko. now my lips are luscious at kissy at di na nagsesecond thought si fafaL na ako’y hagkan ;). miss ya manay tekla. di na ko nakatawag nung pasko sa ‘yo biglang nag zilch balance yung fone card ko. it’s good to see dil up and about at nagsusukiyaki. next time mag yakiniku naman kayo baka magustuhan din nya.
January 9th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Tita Thess, Happy New Year!! Your Thai hotpot looks sooo delicious. Gives me an idea on what to do in the weekend. And that Thai foodblog is a good find, too, isn’t it?
January 10th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
JAYRED: thanks and God Bless you too!
CES: hi there ces! sounds like you had a lovely time in Brunei…one country I wish to visit in this lifetime ^-^..thanks for visiting
KIRK: hello there! I missed visiting your site as well
ATINNA: tutal nagakapag usap na tayo sa phone kaya..muah muah muah!
CELIK: tita C! *hugs* Happy Happy New Year to you too ^_^ ..oh this definitely could seal a fine weekend, have fun! and yes, Apporn’s site has become my favorite recipe source!
January 11th, 2006 at 2:33 am
Hi Thess! i am sure super sarap yan.Though I am not much of a Japanese food fan, Thai food is the one I prefer. And with you combining these 2, for sure super sya.
January 13th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
Panalo ang pagkain! Mas panalo ang special guest!
October 26th, 2006 at 12:22 am
Could anybody help me to find a good thai suki chef from bangkok, i would like to open a thai suki rest in Indonesia, please give me an info to my email address at lazuardi_one@yahoo.co.nz, Thanks for your help.
best regards
teddy