How do u cook the veggies like they do at Japanese steakhouses (hibachi)?

I LOVE the veggies like that but I dunno how to cook it. Amt of soy sauce etc?How do u cook the veggies like they do at Japanese steakhouses (hibachi)?
Hi, I'm a former chef and have answered this question a couple of times. I'm reposting a former answer here:



By Hibachi flavor, I'm thinking you mean the Japanese teppanyaki style of cooking popularized at places like benihana's. Here's a recipe for the sauce they use on everything (by the way, you don't need a special cooking surface, a griddle would be fine...just keep the heat high, make sure it's well seasoned so things don't stick, and move quickly).

Teppanyaki sauce:

4 cups water

1 1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup red wine

1/3 cup oyster sauce

dashi stock or hon dashi powder

6TBs sugar

a whole small onion, two whole cloves of garlic, a one inch piece of ginger (if you want to get really involved you can roast these, skin on, before tossing them in the broth)

3 TB sesame seeds



Stick this all in pot, bring to a boil, then simmer for an hour. Just wait until it reduces down to a flavor and consistency you like. Strain, add fresh sesame seeds if you like, and you've got it. You can refrigerate this sauce and use it anytime you want that teppanyaki flavor.



Another key to cooking this way is allowing the veggies to brown and caramelize when you cook...high heat is key.How do u cook the veggies like they do at Japanese steakhouses (hibachi)?
Not much to it, cut up onions, garlic, zucchini and mushrooms(common veggies, but use what you like) and add to a saute pan with heated sesame oil and butter. When the veggies are about half way cooked, add as much soy sauce as you like(the more you add, the more salty it will taste, but for say 2 cups of veggies use 2 TBSP. of soy sauce). That's is about it. Enjoy!