Nikujyaga is a very popular meal at home in Japan. The ingredients are typically beef or pork, potato, onion, and carrot stewed in a somewhat sweet sauce. Boys will often request their girlfriends to make this dish because it is very much a comfort food. Thus, many women will remark that it is their favorite and most delicious dish to make.
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb sliced beef
- 3 potatoes (each cut into 8 pieces)
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1/2 onion, sliced
Spices
- 2 tbsp sake
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1.5 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp mirin
Preparation
- Heat oil in a frying pan and grill beef for 2 minutes, then add mixed spices (soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar)
- Add vegetables, cover, and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat
- Remove the lid and continue cooking for 10 more minutes, stirring constantly
- Serve and enjoy!
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Should this have dashi in it? It doesn’t seem like there’s enough liquid to cook for 20 minutes.
Does this not need dashi? It seems like there’s not enough liquid to cook everything for 20 minutes.
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I am really confused with Sake and mirin…are they two different things? Why does it say Aji-mirin (sweet rice cooking wine)? That’s not sake? haha
Oishii desu nei!!!!! My boyfriend loved it! Thank you for posting this simple yet delicious recipe!
What kind of Sake should I use?
I tried this tonight for dinner. Oishii wa~
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I just made this for my parents….They loved it! They even suggested that I should cook this a few times a week. Arigato gozaimasu for the recipe Mai!
hey mai!
i just tried this recipe :)
hmm what heat are we supposed to grill it at first?
overall my potatoes n carrots were a bit burnt..n my onion seemed to have totally burnt away
the meat tastes quite nice btu how soft is ti supposed to be? mine turned out a tad burnt also (im the burn queen xD) ..it wasn’t fluffy but i bit hard
hmm any suggestions?
thanks for the recipe again! im stuffign myself with this right now :D
Thinly sliced beef loin should do the trick
May I ask does it matter what cut of beef you use?