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Nikujaga with Pork
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Nikujaga with Pork

Stewed potato and pork in sweet and salty broth
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Cooling Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: pork, potato
Servings: 4 servings

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Ingredients

  • 20 sugar snap peas cooked
  • 4 potatoes
  • 2 onions
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1/2 lb pork thinly sliced
  • 1 c water
  • 4 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Sake
  • 2 Tbsp Mirin

Instructions

  • Cook sugar snap peas in boiling water for a minute. Let them cool.
  • Peel and cut a potato into about 4-8 pieces depending on size of the potato, and cut an onion into 8 pieces and a carrot into small wedges.
  • Cut sliced pork into 2" width pieces.
  • In a large pot, heat oil at medium high temperature and cook pork until the color changes.
  • Add potatoes, onions, and carrot and cook for a minute.
  • Add water, cover, and cook it at medium heat about 20 minutes or until potatoes get tender.
  • Season with sugar, soy sauce, Mirin, Sake, and salt. Cook 15 minutes longer.
  • Remove from heat and let it sit for 30 minutes. Then add snap peas.
  • Serve as is or reheat.