Nikujaga  (Simmered meat and potatoes)
Nikujaga  (Simmered meat and potatoes)

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Nikujaga quite literally translates to "meat and potatoes" - niku means "meat" and jaga means "potatoes" in Japanese. It's a comfort food and the Japanese version of beef stew. The beef in Nikujaga is added more for flavor than substance.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook nikujaga  (simmered meat and potatoes) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Nikujaga  (Simmered meat and potatoes):
  1. Prepare 6 potatoes
  2. Take 1 onion
  3. Make ready 1 carrot
  4. Make ready 200 g sliced beef or pork (ground meat is also ok.)
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil
  6. Prepare 6 tbsp sake
  7. Prepare 4 tbsp sugar
  8. Make ready 4 tbsp mirin
  9. Take 6 tbsp soy sauce
  10. Get 4 cup dashi

Home » International Foods » Nikujaga - Japanese Simmered Beef and Potatoes. The Japanese navy chefs were ordered to create a version of beef stew that the British Royal Navy were eating! With beef and potatoes simmered in a sweet soy stock until meltingly tender, Nikujaga (肉じゃが), or "meat potatoes" is Japanese comfort food at its best. It's a real work horse of the Japanese home kitchen and quite literally translates to "meat and potatoes".

Steps to make Nikujaga  (Simmered meat and potatoes):
  1. Cut the potatoes and soak into water for a while. Slice onion. Cut carrot and beef into bite-size.  2. Add olive oil to the flying pan and sauté beef.  3. Add onion, carrot, and potato without water and sauté them.  4. Add dashi, sake and sugar. Simmer it for 5 minutes.  5. Skim the scum. Add mirin and soy sauce.  6. Place the paper towel directly on the food and simmer it       for 25 minutes.
  2. Add olive oil to the flying pan and sauté beef.
  3. Add onion, carrot, and potato and sauté them.
  4. Add dashi, sake and sugar. Simmer it for 5 minutes.
  5. Skim the scum. Add mirin and soy sauce.
  6. Place the paper towel directly on the food and simmer it for 25 minutes.

Being high in energy, low on prep time. Nikujaga (肉じゃが) Japanese Meat and Potatoes. If you were to ask me what my favourite winter dish was growing up, I would definitely say nikujaga (肉じゃが). Nikujaga (meat and potatoes in Japanese) is a homey dish made of simmered potatoes, onion, shirataki, and. Literally "meat and potatoes", the recipe for nikujaga could be considered Japan's answer to spaghetti bolognese.

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