Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, Nikujaga  (Simmered meat and potatoes). It is one of my favorites food. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really deliciou

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. Nikujaga quite literally translates to meat and potatoes - niku means meat and jaga means potatoes in Japanese.

The beef in Nikujaga is added more for flavor than substance. Cooking Sun is Japanese cooking class in Tokyo and Kyoto. Our Youtube video is taken our headquarters Kyoto studio.

The Ingredients need to make Nikujaga  (Simmered meat and potatoes):

1. You need 6 of potatoes
2. You need 1 of onion
3. Prepare 1 of carrot
4. You need 200 g of sliced beef or pork (ground meat is also ok.)
5. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil
6. Prepare 6 tbsp of sake
7. You need 4 tbsp of sugar
8. Prepare 4 tbsp of mirin
9. You need 6 tbsp of soy sauce
10. You need 4 cup of dashi

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 be Its a real work horse of the Japanese home kitchen and quite literally translates to meat and potatoe Being high in energy, low on prep time. Nikujaga literally translated is meat and potatoe

Step 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 minute  5. Skim the scum. Add mirin and soy sauce.  6. Place the paper towel directly on the food and simmer it       for 25 minute
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 minute
5. Skim the scum. Add mirin and soy sauce.
6. Place the paper towel directly on the food and simmer it for 25 minute

And this is one version you can make with dashi. There are all kinds of variations on nikujaga since its a popular comfort food. Like any stew or long simmered food, it will taste even better the next day. The best part about this aside from the flavor? Nikujaga is a classic Japanese comfort food, something that every household makes a bit differently so that everyone craves the way their mom makes it.

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