Kicchiri Kitchen: Nikujaga (meat and potato stew)

An easy and delicious stew to warm you up.

Ingredients
(serves 3-4)

250 grams thinly sliced beef
1 onion
3 potatoes
1 carrot
¼ cup green peas or beans
a little oil

seasoning –

2 cups Japanese stock (dashi- you can make your own or use instant dashi)4 ½ tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
¼ cup sake (cooking sake)
¼ cup mirin (sweet cooking sake)

1. Peel the potatoes, onion, and carrots and cut them into medium sized pieces
2. Cut the beef into 3-4cm strips
3. Put the beef and onion in a pan with a little oil, stir-fry for about 3 minutes
4. Add the potato, carrot and seasoning to the beef and onion
5. Gently boil for about 15-20 minutes until vegetables are soft, add beans or peas in the last 5 minutes
6. Serve with rice and miso soup