Niku Jaga: A Popular Meat and Potato Dish
A popular dish at Japanese dinner tables!
Ingredients (serves 4)
4 potatoes
300g sliced pork (or beef)
1 onion
5 thin slices of ginger
50g green beans
2 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sake (or you can use white wine)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup water
Method
1. Thinly slice any chunks of meat.
2. Cut the potatoes into 6 equally-sized pieces and soak in water for 10 minutes. Cut the onion into 2cm wide crescents and cut the green beans into 2cm long slices.
3. Heat the olive oil well in a heavy-bottomed pot, then add the meat, ginger and white wine.
4. Add the onions and potatoes. Cook for 5 or 6 minutes, then add the soy sauce followed by the green beans.
5. Continue cooking until all the ingredients are tender, then serve.
Nutritional value
(Per serving)
• 339 kcal
• 18.2 g protein
• 15.9 g fat
• 26 mg calcium
• 2.4 g dietary fiber
• 1.5 g salt
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