5 from 16 votes
Japanese Meat and Potato Stew (Nikujaga)
Japanese Meat and Potato Stew, or Nikujaga, is a simmered dish combining thinly sliced pork or beef with potatoes, carrots, onions, and optional shirataki noodles. The ingredients gently cook in a savory-sweet broth flavored with soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar. This results in tender vegetables and meat with a comforting, rich taste typical of Japanese home cooking. A touch of scallion completes the dish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
3
people
Calories:
337 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 2 oz (60g) onion quartered
- 8 oz (230g) pork or beef, thinly sliced
- 2 oz (60g) carrot
- 6 oz (170g) potato cut into pieces
- 2 cups water or dashi, preferred
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons cooking sake
- 2 tablespoons mirin Japanese sweet wine seasoning
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 oz (120g) shirataki noodles or Konnyaku noodles, optional
- salt to taste
- 1 talk scallion cut into 2-inch (5cm) strips
Instructions
- Heat a small soup pot over medium heat and add the oil. When the oil is heated, add the onion, stirring a few times before adding the meat. Stir and cook, then add the carrots and potatoes. Stir to combine well with the meat.
- Add the water and bring it to a boil. Add the soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar. Lower the heat, cover the pot, and simmer until the carrots and potatoes are cooked through and the sauce has reduced.
- Add the Shirataki noodles and cook for 1 minute. Add salt and the scallions. Turn off the heat and serve immediately.
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Notes
- If shirataki noodles are unavailable, omit them without impacting the dish’s overall flavor and texture.
Nutrition Information
Serving
3people
Calories
337kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Trans Fat
0.02g
(1%)
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
1331mg
(55%)
Potassium
484mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
3209IU
(64%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
76mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 337
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3people | |
| Calories | 337kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 1331mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 484mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 3209IU | 64% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.