Dish of the Week: Pork belly with broth at Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu
Pork belly with tonkotsu broth • $17<br>
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pork belly with tonkotsu broth at the Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar, a new Japanese hot pot restaurant in West Valley City.Thursday, August 17, 2017.
When it comes to protein presentation, Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu should win an award. For the pork belly selection, thin slices of belly are artfully arranged on a black plate directly from the meat slicer. Once delivered to your seat, those fatty morsels are ready for you to cook in the creamy tonkotsu pork broth boiling on the cooking station in front of you. Add fresh vegetables, chewy udon noodles and chopped garlic and watch as your meal comes together before your eyes. Fish the pork from the hot broth and dip it into a bit of sesame goma sauce for one luscious bite.
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Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar • 1898 W. 3500 South, Unit 11, West Valley City, 714-650-5449. Open Monday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/tonkotsu.shabushabu.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Head to Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar in West Valley City for protein presentation at its finest—and then prepare it yourself at custom-designed cooking stations.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pork belly with tonkotsu broth at the Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar, a new Japanese hot pot restaurant in West Valley City.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Andrea Hall dines at Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar, a new Japanese hot pot restaurant in West Valley City, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegetables come with the pork belly with tonkotsu broth at the Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar in West Valley City.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pork belly with tonkotsu broth at the Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar, a new Japanese hot pot restaurant in West Valley City.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Head to Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar in West Valley City for protein presentation at its finest—and then prepare it yourself at custom-designed cooking stations.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Head to Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar in West Valley City for protein presentation at its finest—and then prepare it yourself at custom-designed cooking stations.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pork belly with tonkotsu broth at the Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar, a new Japanese hot pot restaurant in West Valley City.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Andrea Hall dines at Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar in West Valley City on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chicken at the Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar in West Valley City.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Denise and Joan Smith of Sandy dine at Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar in West Valley City on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Andrea Hall dines at Tonkotsu Shabu Shabu Bar in West Valley City on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017.
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