Nikujaga

Name: Nikujaga
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 8 ounces beef, sliced very thin; 1 onion, cut into thick slices; 4 yukon gold potatoes, cut into thick slices; 1 carrot, cut into large pieces; 4 fresh shitake mushrooms, quartered; 8 snow peas; 1 clove minced garlic; 1/2 cup sake; 2 cups dashi; 1 tablespoon mirin; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 8 ounces shirataki noodles; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon MSG

4 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

Literally “meat and potatoes” in Japanese, this hearty stew is the ultimate comfort food.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:31:09 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories251.7 kcal (13%)

Total Fat7.1 g (10%)

Carbs31.1 g (12%)

Sugars8.1 g (9%)

Protein12.9 g (26%)

Sodium1608 mg (80%)

Fiber5.1 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 tablespoonvegetable oil

8 ouncesbeef

sliced very thin

1onion

cut into thick slices

4yukon gold potatoes

cut into thick slices

1carrot

cut into large pieces

4fresh shitake mushrooms

quartered

8snow peas

1 clovegarlic

minced

½ cupsake

2 cupsdashi

1 tablespoonmirin

1 tablespoonsesame oil

½ cupsoy sauce

8 ouncesshirataki noodles

2 tablespoonssugar

½ teaspoonsalt

1 teaspoonground ginger

1 teaspoonmsg

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in heavy-bottomed pot, then stir-fry beef until cooked through. Remove beef, leaving as much oil in the pan as possible.

Step 2

Sauté onions until translucent. Add potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms and continue stir-frying for 3 minutes.

Step 3

Add sake and bring to a boil until you stop smelling alcohol (1-2 minutes). Add dashi, sugar, salt, garlic, ginger, mirin, sesame oil, soy sauce, and shirataki, then return the beef to the pot. Simmer partially covered for 30-40 minutes or until carrots and potatoes are very soft.

Step 4

Add greens and cook uncovered until cooked through.