5 from 2 votes
Niku Miso
Niku Miso is a Japanese condiment made with miso and ground meat that's great as dip for vegetables as well as a seasoning for pasta and stir-fries.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
254 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Condiments
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- ½ cup yellow miso (see notes below)
- 2 tablespoons hatcho miso
- 2 egg yolk
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sake
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 60 grams shiitake mushrooms finely minced, fresh
- 20 grams scallion (white part only, finely minced)
- 15 grams ginger finely minced, fresh
- 150 grams ground pork lean
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted
Instructions
- Put the yellow miso, hatcho miso, egg yolks, sugar and sake into a blender or small food processor and run until smooth
- Add the oil to a frying pan over medium heat and saute the shiitake, scallion, and ginger until it's well browned and starting to caramelize.
- Add the pork and stir-fry, using a spatula to break up the meat into small crumbs.
- When the meat is mostly cooked, add the miso sauce and turn down the heat to low. Cook, stirring constantly until the miso is thick enough so that when you run a spatula across the pan, the miso doesn't flow back into the gap created.
- When the niku miso is done, stir in the toasted sesame seeds.
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Notes
- This recipe makes about 1 ½ cups of niku miso.
- In the US, yellow miso is often mislabeled "white miso". True white miso (shiromiso) is a unique style of miso from Kyoto that's made with a larger percentage of rice, which makes the miso very sweet. If you bought something labeled "white miso" in the US, chances are you have regular yellow miso. If you're unsure what kind of miso you have, taste a small amount, if it's very sweet, reduce the amount of sugar in this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
254kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
1085mg
(45%)
Potassium
206mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
147IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
58mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 254
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 254kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 1085mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 206mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 147IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 58mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.