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!!
- 2 potatoes
- 1/2 carrot
- 1/2 oion
- 100 g beef or pork (Thinly sliced meat of your choice)
- **1 tsp sake (or white cooking wine (marinade for meat))
- **1 tsp soy sauce (marinade for meat)
- 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sake (or white cooking wine)
- 2 tbsp Mirin
- 2 tsp Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 cup Dashi (japanese soup stock) (add 1/4 dashi powder to water and mix)
- 5 Snow Peas (boiled) (optional)
- 1
- 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.
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!
Hi, I'm June Voss, CEO of the company, a wife to an amazing husband whom I met while working at Walt Disney World and a mother of 2 wonderful children ( and 2 dogs, 11 goats and 3 rescued feral cats). I was born and raised in Japan. I would love to share delicious Japanese foods, culture and everything I love about the beautiful country. I am not a professional chef, I just love cooking! I have translated and added some of the recipes I like, but once you've cooked a few of these dishes, you'll soon be able to cook almost anything in your Microwave Donabe. I hope you enjoy it and can't wait to hear & see your own Donabe creations!
