Nikujaga (Japanese-Style Meat and Potatoes)

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

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

8 snow peas
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 pound sirloin steak, thinly sliced
4 potatoes, cut into bite sized pieces
2 cups dashi soup
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sake
1 tablespoon white sugar
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.