Nikujaga (meat and potato stew) Recipe

Ingredients

• 10 snow peas (cooked)
• 4-5 potatoes
• 2 onions
• 1 carrot
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 lb beef (thinly sliced)
• 1 cup water
• 4 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp Sake
• 2 Tbsp Mirin

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook snow peas in boiling water for a minute. Let them cool and cut diagonally into 2-3 pieces.

2. 2

   Peel and cut a potato into about 4-8 pieces depending on size of a potato, a onion into 8 pieces, and a carrot into small wedges.

3. 3

   Cut thin beef into 2" width pieces.

4. 4

   In a large pot, heat oil at medium high temperature and cook beef until the color changes.

5. 5

   Add potatoes, onions, and carrot and cook for a minute.

6. 6

   Add water, cover, and cook it at medium heat about 20 minutes or until potatoes get tender.

7. 7

   Season with sugar, soy sauce, Mirin, Sake, and salt. Cook 15 minutes longer.

8. 8

   Remove from heat and let it sit for 30 minutes. Then add snow peas.

9. 9

   Serve as is or reheat.