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Sukiyaki - Recipe Cost

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(this is all we use, but some substitute Mirin for some of the sugar and sake.

one pkg firm or extra firm tofu, 3/4 inch cubes

bean thread or shirataki filaments, reconstituted in hot water and drained

Ingredients	Per Serving Qty	Common Price	Price per Serving
1 cup water	1/4 cup	n/a
3/4 cup soy sauce	3 tablespoons	$2.59 per 10 fluid ounces	$0.39
1/2 cup sugar	2 tablespoons	$1.44 per pound	$0.08
1/4 cup sake	1 tablespoon	$0.20 per fluid ounce	$0.10
1 lb thinly sliced beef, tenderloin or bonesless sirloin	1/4 lb	$3.99 per pound	$1.00
4 green onions, 1 inch pieces	1 onions	$1.09 per cup	$0.16
1 onion, halved then sliced	1/4 onion	$0.79 per pound	$0.05
spinach, 10 oz frozen thawed and liquid squeezed or 10 oz fresh	2 1/2 oz	$1.79 per 10 ounces	$0.45
6 oz white mushrooms, sliced	1 1/2 oz	$3.69 per 8 ounces	$0.69
6 dried shitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water to reconstitute and sliced (retain liquid for possible use)	1 1/2 shitake mushrooms	$4.99 per 4 ounces	$1.25
2 celery stalks, 1/4 inch slices	1/2 celery	$1.99 per pound	$0.09
2 carrots, 1/4 in slices	1/2 carrots	$1.49 per pound	$0.10
1 small can sliced bamboo shoots, drained (optional)	1/4 can	$1.49 per 8 ounces	$0.47
1 small can sliced water chestnuts, drained (optional)	1/4 can	$1.49 per 8 ounces	$0.70
Total per Serving			$5.52
Total Recipe			$22.09