For a fun party, or family dinner, try this lighter recipe of beef fondue.
Ingredients
5 cup (1.25 L) beef broth
1 tbsp (15 mL) soy sauce
2 tsp (10 mL) minced ginger root
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp (45 mL) chopped fresh coriander or cilantro
3 green onions, sliced
1 lb (500 g) Grilling Steak (Top Sirloin, Rib Eye, Rib, Tenderloin or Striploin) cut into 3/4 inch cubes
4 cup (1 L) broccoli or cauliflower florets, mushrooms, red pepper chunks or zucchini cubes
DIPPING SAUCES: peanut, honey garlic, teriyaki or soy (optional)
SOUP:
2 cup (500 mL) coarsely shredded spinach
1 oz (30 g) thin rice vermicelli or fine noodles, broken (about 1 cup/250 mL)
Directions
Combine broth, soy sauce, ginger root, garlic, coriander and onions in fondue pot or saucepan; bring to a boil and heat 5 minutes.
Arrange beef cubes and vegetable pieces on separate platters; set on table near fondue pot allowing everyone to cook their own in the boiling broth with fondue forks, dipping in sauces if desired.
To make soup: top up broth left in fondue pot with water or additional broth to make 4 cups (1 L); add spinach and noodles. Season with additional green onions and coriander, if desired. Boil 5 minutes or until noodles are tender.
Serve in individual soup bowls.