Niku-jyaga (Braised meat and potatoes)

Niku-zyaga is Japan’s national food. Sometimes it is said that 'Who can’t cook well NIku-jyaga cannot get married. Most Japanese people love it and recognize it as Mom's home cooking.

Niku-jyaga (Braised meat and potatoes) Ingredients (Serving 2) 2 potatoes, wash with plenty of water, drain well and peeled and cut in cubes. 1/2 onion, slice into wedges. 100g of beef (you can use pork instead), cut into big bite-size 50g of Shira-taki (noodles made from konnya-ku) wash well with water, drain well and cut into about 10cm (4 inches) 5 green bean, boiled for eating 1 Table spoon of vegetable oil ・For the Soup 200ml of water 3 table spoon of soy sauce 2 table spoon of Mirin 2 table spoon of Sake 2 table spoon of Sugar

-Instructions 1. Heat one tablespoon of vegetable oil in pot. 2. Add the potato cubes, sliced onion and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring frequently until they begin to soften. 3. Add water to bring up to boil then add beef and shira-taki. 4. Skim off the scum that rises to the surface. 5. Make a lid from with tin foil. Make a circle same size as your pot and make a tiny hall in a middle of tin foil. 6. Add all rest of ingredients into pot then place a lid directly on the food. We call it “Otoshi-buta”. Then cook for about 15 minutes in medium low heat. 7. After 15 minutes later, take off a lid then cook for about another 5 minutes in same heat. Add boiled green bean in to same pot then cook for another 2 minutes. 8. Serve in plate.

Itadaki-masu! Enjoy your dish!!

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