Nikujaga (simmered meat and potetos)
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Today, I would like to explain how to make "NikuJaga".
Before that, I will brifly explain what Nikujaga is.
Nikujaga is a very popular kind of NIMONO（煮物）with Western ingredients such as thinly sliced beef, potato, carrot and onion.
「The birthplace of Nikujaga (simmered meat and potatoes), TOGO is said to have created this recipe in Higashi-Maizuru.
It is said the head chef made the first Nikujaga with soy sauce and sugar based on an image of beef stew which he built from the story given by Togo.It was in the beginning of 1960s when Nikujaga came back as home cooking after the blank in post war days, and it is said that it was in the first half of 1970s at the earliest when it actually became a regular dish.
Nikujaga has become representative of home cooking as a synonym for "good old home cooking."」
～ from Cheer up! English ～
Why we called it "Nikujaga"?
It is pretty simple, because
Niku = meat
Jaga(imo) = poteto.
We just call the main ingredients abbreviated as it is.
Well then, let's get started!
【Nikujaga recipe】
Ingredients （ for a person ）
sliced or chopped beef 100ｇ *It is okay to use pork meat.
potetos 1pc.
carrots 1/2pc.
onion 1/4pc.
shirataki-noodles half bag
＜flavoring material＞
water 100cc
soy sauce 1 tbsp.
sake (for cooking) 1 tbsp.
sugar 1 tbsp.
mirin (sweet cooking rice wine) 1 tbsp.
hondashi (instant bouillon) 1 tsp.
《cooking instructions》
① Add oil and the sliced or chopped beef 100g to the pan and stir-fly.
② Add potetos, carrots and onions.
③ Add 100cc of water and hondashi 1 teaspoon. Once it boils, add shirataki-noodles.
④ Add each of 1 tabelspoon of sugar, sake, mirin and soy sauce and mix.
⑤ After boiling, skim off foam, cover and simmer medium and high heat for 20 minutes.
⑥ Mix once after 10 minutes, then simmer over for the rest of 10 minutes while watching until the broth runs out.
⑦ When the broth runs out, mix well and turn off the heat.
⑧ Cover and steam for 10 minutes.
⑨ After 10 minutes, mix again gently and complete!
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