Japan's Favorite Home - Cooked Comfort Food - Nikujaga
Nikujaga is a traditional Japanese dish that is very easy to prepare and at the same time very tasty. Nikujaga comes from a combination of two words "niku" and "jagaimo", which in Japanese mean meat and potatoes, respectively.
As the name implies the two main ingredients of this dish are meat and potatoes. Beyond that you can add pretty much any ingredient you want; onion, carrot, chickpeas... Regarding the beef, make sure it has enough fat, otherwise the meat might get dried out.
Another ingredient that matches very well with nikujaga is malony noodles. These translucent noodles absorb the taste of the other ingredients and add a new texture to the dish.
Overview
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Total servings: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 100g / 3.5oz sliced beef
- 1 potato
- 1/2 onion
- 1.5 tablespoon of sugar
- 1.5 tablespoon of soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons of oil
- 1 tablespoon of Japanese sake
- 20g Malony dried noodles
Another ingredient that matches very well with nikujaga is malony noodles. These translucent noodles absorb the taste of the other ingredients and add a new texture to the dish.
Instructions
1) Preparing the Ingredients
Cut the beef and potato into bite-size pieces. Then, cut the onion into wedges.
2) Cooking the Nikujaga
Heat the salad oil in a pot and fry the beef, potato and onion. Then, add just enough water to cover, and simmer the ingredients for 10 minutes.
3) Seasoning and Simmering
Add the sake, sugar and soy sauce and bring to a simmer. Then add Malony noodles and simmer them together for 10 minutes.
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