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

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Nikujaga  (Simmered meat and potatoes) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Nikujaga  (Simmered meat and potatoes) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

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 get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have nikujaga  (simmered meat and potatoes) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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

The Japanese navy chefs were ordered to create a version of beef stew that the British Royal Navy were eating! Nikujaga (Japanese: 肉じゃが) literally means "meat and potatoes", from two of the main ingredients niku (meat) and jagaimo (potatoes). Unlike Western stews, the simmering time is much shorter because nikujaga uses thinly sliced meat. Beef is commonly used for this dish but in.

Instructions 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.

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". 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).

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