Niku Jaga (Japanese Meat & Potato Stew)
Because of the microwave reflectors baked onto the donabe, you can enjoy this delicious simmered food in no time!!
★ The amount of ingredients and heating time are measured for 1 ~ 2 people.
Ingredients
★ cooking times may vary depending on your microwave's wattage, brand and size.
Directions
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- Cut 1 potato into 8 pieces, cut carrots into 1 cm thick, slice onion in 1 cm thick.
- Cut the meat into easy-to-eat pieces and mix with the sake & soy sauce marinade mixture.
- Put cut vegetables and dashi stock into the Donabe, microwave for 4 min. *1
- Remove the Donabe from the microwave, spread thinly sliced meat on top. *2
- Place paper towel on top of the ingredients, cover with the lid and cook for 2min.
- Remove the Donabe from the microwave, remove the kitchen towel and mix well.
- Cover with the lid, and let it sit for at least 10 min. *3
*1 For dashi stock, Kombu dashi is used in the original recipe, but you can use "dash powder" from a store and mix with water. You can purchase Dashi Powder at most of the Asian markets. *2 You can use beef or pork, but make sure the meat is thinly sliced *3 Add the boiled snap peas as you like.
Note
Hi, I'm June, owner of this site. I am not a professional chef, just sharing some of my favorite recipes for your Microwave Donabe. Enjoy!
potato, carrot, onion, beef, pork
