» Nikujaga
Added on 10th April 2008
Ingredients
- 500g thinly sliced beef loin
- 4 medium sized potatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 regular carrots
- 1/2 package shirataki noodles
- 2.5 cups dashi soup
- 1 teaspoon of sliced ginger
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- Sake
Preparation
- Potatoes
- Peel and cut into quarters
- Soak in water for 10 minutes
- Drain and dry
- Carrots – peel and cut into chunks
- Onions – slice
- Shiritaki
- wash and boil for 5 minutes
- Drain
- Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in deep pot
- Stir fry beef and ginger on high heat
- Add carrot, potatoes and shiritaki into the pot
- Add dash of Sake
- Add dashi soup stock and bring to a boil.
- Turn down heat to medium
- Skim off foam/inpurities that rise to surface
- Add sugar, mirin
- Partially cover pot with lid or “otoshi-buta” and simmer for 5-10 minutes
- Add 1/2 soy sauce and onions
- Simmer for 5 minutes with lid
- Add remaining soy sauce
- Simmer until liquid almost gone
