Nikujaga
- Cook
- 43 min
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[MED] 3 min
[LOW] 25 min + 5 min
[REST] 10 min
⅓ lb (150 g) pork belly (or beef loin), thinly sliced
4 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped into 4–6 pieces each
1 medium onion, halved and cut into ½ inch slices
1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into small wedges
1 bag of shirataki (konnyaku) noodles, cut into 1½ inch pieces
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin (sweet rice wine)
4 green beans, halved
Preheat the pot with [MED] heat. Once [GRILL OK] sign appears, add in sliced pork and sear for 3 minutes (without oil).
Add in potatoes, onions, carrots and shirataki noodles. Drizzle soy sauce and mirin on top. Stir, cover and cook on [LOW] for 25 minutes.
Add in green beans, cover and cook on [LOW] for another 5 minutes.
Turn off heat, gently stir and rest covered for 10 minutes before serving.
Make sure to gently stir before and after braising to help ingredients absorb flavor.
Check out the recipe video below.
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