Ao's Authentic Washoku
Nikujaga

Nikujaga


Servings

3

Time

35 min

Type

Nimono

The foundation behind this dish → Nimono

Dashi 8 : soy 1 : mirin 1 : sugar 0.5. Drop-lid, low heat.

Ingredients

  • Potato400g
  • Carrot120g
  • Onion200g
  • Thin-sliced beef150g
  • Dashi400ml
  • Koikuchi soy40ml
  • Mirin40ml
  • Sake40ml
  • Sugar12g

Method

  1. Cut

    Potato in chunks, edges bevelled. Carrot in chunks. Onion in wedges. Beef in short lengths.

  2. Sear

    A thin film of oil. Beef until the colour changes. Onion, carrot, potato, tossed once.

  3. Simmer

    Dashi, sake, mirin, sugar. When it boils, skim, then soy. Otoshibuta. Low heat 15–20 minutes.

  4. Finish

    When a skewer runs through the potato, off the heat. Rest 5 minutes.

Notes

If you add shirataki, salt-blanch them and put them in halfway.

Sear the meat first. Less smell.

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