Nikujaga (Japanese-Style Meat and Potatoes)
Description
This main dish recipe features sliced beef sirloin cooked with potatoes, and onion in a sauce made with prepared dashi soup, sake, and soy sauce.
Ingredients
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8 snow peas
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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1/4 pound sirloin steak, thinly sliced
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4 potatoes, cut into bite sized pieces
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2 cups dashi soup
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1/4 cup soy sauce
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1/4 cup sake
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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1 onion, chopped
Directions
1
Put the snow peas in a small saucepan with enough water to cover; bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Drain and set aside.
2
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the beef in the oil until browned. Add the potatoes; cook and stir until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the dashi soup, soy sauce, sake, and sugar into the mixture; simmer for 10 minutes.
3
Reduce heat to low and scatter the chopped onion over the mixture; allow to simmer until the liquid is nearly completely evaporated, about 15 minutes more. Top the mixture with the snow peas to serve.