Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, nikujaga (simmered meat and potatoes). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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.
Nikujaga (Simmered meat and potatoes) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Nikujaga (Simmered meat and potatoes) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. 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):
- Make ready potatoes
- Take onion
- Get carrot
- Make ready sliced beef or pork (ground meat is also ok.)
- Make ready olive oil
- Prepare sake
- Get sugar
- Take mirin
- Prepare soy sauce
- Take 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.
Steps to make Nikujaga (Simmered meat and potatoes):
- 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.
- Add olive oil to the flying pan and sauté beef.
- Add onion, carrot, and potato and sauté them.
- Add dashi, sake and sugar. Simmer it for 5 minutes.
- Skim the scum. Add mirin and soy sauce.
- 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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