Post by .xXMorningstarXx. on Jan 5, 2009 19:48:34 GMT -6
Main Dish
Niku-jaga
Japanese-style Meat and Potatoes
Ingredients:
2 medium-sized potatoes, cut into six thick slices
Half a carrot, sliced horizontally and then into thick pieces
Half an onion, chopped
1 tablesthingy sugar
2 tablesthingys mirin (sweet rice wine)
2 1/2 tablesthingys soy sauce
120 grams pork, thinly sliced
Directions:
Place potato slices in a bowl of water to remove starchiness.
Place the potatoes, carrots, and onions in a pot. Add just enough water to cover them. Put pot on stove on high heat and bring to a boil.
Once pot is brought to a boil, reduce to medium heat. Add sugar and 1 tablesthingy of mirin. Cook for another 10 minutes.
Add 1 tablesthingy of soy sauce and cook for another 3 minutes.
Add the sliced pork. After the pork starts to change color add another 1 1/2 tablesthingys of soy sauce and 1 tablesthingy of mirin. Use a ladle to remove the foam forming at the top.
Place a lid to cover the pot only partially so that some steam can escape.
When the potatoes are cooked, remove the lid completely.
Put the pot on high heat until most of the liquid evaporates. Add any additional sugar, mirin, and/or soy sauce, to taste.
Serve with rice.
Yields: 2 servings
Link:
online.culturegrams.com/recipes/country.php?rc_CountryID=82
first recipe
Niku-jaga
Japanese-style Meat and Potatoes
Ingredients:
2 medium-sized potatoes, cut into six thick slices
Half a carrot, sliced horizontally and then into thick pieces
Half an onion, chopped
1 tablesthingy sugar
2 tablesthingys mirin (sweet rice wine)
2 1/2 tablesthingys soy sauce
120 grams pork, thinly sliced
Directions:
Place potato slices in a bowl of water to remove starchiness.
Place the potatoes, carrots, and onions in a pot. Add just enough water to cover them. Put pot on stove on high heat and bring to a boil.
Once pot is brought to a boil, reduce to medium heat. Add sugar and 1 tablesthingy of mirin. Cook for another 10 minutes.
Add 1 tablesthingy of soy sauce and cook for another 3 minutes.
Add the sliced pork. After the pork starts to change color add another 1 1/2 tablesthingys of soy sauce and 1 tablesthingy of mirin. Use a ladle to remove the foam forming at the top.
Place a lid to cover the pot only partially so that some steam can escape.
When the potatoes are cooked, remove the lid completely.
Put the pot on high heat until most of the liquid evaporates. Add any additional sugar, mirin, and/or soy sauce, to taste.
Serve with rice.
Yields: 2 servings
Link:
online.culturegrams.com/recipes/country.php?rc_CountryID=82
first recipe
