SHABU-YO is an authentic all-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and sukiyaki restaurant originating from Japan. We recently visited the Setia City Mall outlet, which is spacious and comfortable, along with good and fast service.
There are three courses to choose from; Australian Wagyu-Pork-Chicken, Beef-Pork-Chicken and Pork-Chicken. Prices start from RM43.90++ for 90-min dining time for lunch. If you choose either one of the beef courses, you will also get to enjoy unlimited nigiri sushi (made-to-order); prices start from RM53.90++ for adults. Ordering is via tablet at the table; pretty straightforward and meats are usually delivered to your table within 2-3 minutes. You can also help yourself to as many servings of fresh vegetable, noodles, rice, fried items and dessert at the buffet spread.
There are 7 types of soups to choose from; from their limited edition Golden soup (pumpkin flavour) to their signature sukiyaki, karamiso and Japanese amber soup. We tried the Yuzu soup, tomato soup, Chicken & pork soup and sukiyaki soup and they were all nice. You can also make your own dipping sauce at the sauce condiment station.
We tried the Australian Wagyu course (RM93.90++ per adult) which comes with unlimited servings of Australian Wagyu karubi, beef chuck roll, beef karubi, pork collar, pork belly, chicken and tsukune. Our favourites are definitely the wagyu (nice marbling, tender) and pork belly.
Sushi choices include inari, tamago, salmon, salmon belly, aburi salmon, ebi, ika and unagi. We had multiple orders of the unagi and salmon, yummy!
For dessert, you can enjoy freshly made waffles (kids had fun making their own), or shaved ice or matcha/vanilla soft-serve ice cream. Drinks are also included in the price.
Check out our YouTube video of our experience here.
Location: SHABU-YO, Lot LG-111,112 and 113, Setia City Mall, 7, Persiaran Setia Dagang, Bandar Setia Alam, Seksyen, U13 Shah Alam, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor. (Parking rate: free first 3 hours on weekday, RM2 for first 3 hours on weekend)
Braised Seafood Treasure Soup is possibly my favourite Chinese-style soup to have at wedding banquets or CNY dinners. Thick, rich and chock full of seafood ingredients, what's not to love. So, this year, I decided to try making this at home for my family since I had all the ingredients at hand.
For this soup, you can use a mix of dried seafood ingredients such as sea cucumber, fish maw, abalone skirt and dried scallop as well as crabmeat (I used frozen flower crab meat). This is a really easy soup to put together and it was delicious too! Just like the ones you get from the hotels or Chinese restaurants.
This Braised Seafood Treasure soup tastes best with a touch of black vinegar.
Cornstarch slurry 4T cornstarch mixed with 4T water
1. Soak dried ingredients such as dried scallop, mushrooms, abalone skirt, and fish maw for at least 1 hour.
2. Shred the dried scallop with your fingers.
3. For the mushrooms, cut them into thin, long strips. Similarly, for the fish maw, thinly slice and chop them into small pieces.
4. Pour stock into pot, then bring to a boil over medium heat. Add dried scallops, mushroom, fish maw, abalone skirt, and sea cucumber and simmer for 15 mins. Then, add crab meat and simmer for further 5-10 mins. Add seasoning, then thicken soup with cornstarch slurry. Serve immediately with some coriander and black vinegar.
Note: 1. Depending on the chicken stock you are using, adjust light soy sauce to taste. * 2. You can check out this video on how to soak sea cucumbers. Alternatively, you can buy presoaked sea cucumbers in the frozen section of the supermarket.