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It is perhaps closer to Irish stew with Japanese style broth. This stew is called ' nikujaga ' (肉じゃが) in Japanese, which literally means meat and potatoes - the key ingredients of this dish. Meat is ' niku' (肉) in Japanese and potato is ' jagaimo ' (じゃがいも). In a medium saucepan, heat oil on medium heat.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook nikujaga (肉じゃが) japanese beef and potato stew using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Nikujaga (肉じゃが) Japanese Beef and Potato Stew:
- Make ready 1/2 kg thinly sliced beef
- Take 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
- Take 2 cups warm water
- Take 2 tsp dashi powder
- Prepare 4 tbsp soy sauce
- Make ready 6 tbsp mirin
- Prepare 1 tbsp sugar (optional)
Recipe: Nikujaga, Japanese Potato and Beef Stew Nothing says comfort food quite like Nikujaga (肉じゃが). Literally meaning "meat and potatoes", nikujaga is an easy to prepare, inexpensive, and hearty dish. It consists of a light potato stew enhanced with meat, onions, shirataki noodles, and a variety of seasonal vegetables. Literally Nikujaga means meat and potatoes.
Steps to make Nikujaga (肉じゃが) Japanese Beef and Potato Stew:
- Mix dashi powder with warm water.
- In a medium saucepan, heat oil on medium heat. Fry the beef until no longer pink.
- Add potatoes and other optional vegetables (e.g. carrots).
- Add dashi mixture, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar (if desired). Bring to a boil and skim off the scum from the top. DO NOT STIR IT! The drop lid used in the next step will take care of spreading the flavours.
- Lower heat to medium low and cover with a drop lid (otoshibuta) and let simmer for 30 minutes. If you don't have an otoshibuta you can improvise one with a bit of aluminium foil large enough to rest on top of the stew with small holes poked through it with a knife.
It consists of a light potato stew enhanced with meat, onions, shirataki noodles, and a variety of seasonal vegetables. Literally Nikujaga means meat and potatoes. Niku is meat and jaga is the short form of Jagaimo, which means potatoes. Basically the meat and potatoes are stewed in soy sauce which has been sweetened with mirin and sugar. Nikujaga is a traditional dish and recipe that Japanese mothers pass down from generation to generation.
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