Nikujaga with Pork Recipe

I always thought “proper” Nikujaga is made with beef but never with pork.  That’s how my mom always made it, so I made it that way too.

One day a friend told me that Nikujaga at her home was always with pork. Blasphemy! However, I didn’t have sliced beef on hand today, so I tried it with pork like hers, and it was actually really yummy!  Sometimes I’m too stubborn to change certain recipes, but it is good to be open to new ideas.  Chicken must work too!

If you would like to know how to make Nikujaga in more detail,  please watch our Nikujaga video.

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Nikujaga with Pork

Stewed potato and pork in sweet and salty broth

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time35 minutes mins

Cooling Time30 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: pork, potato

Servings: 4 servings

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Ingredients

• 20 sugar snap peas cooked
• 4 potatoes
• 2 onions
• 1 carrot
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 lb pork thinly sliced
• 1 c water
• 4 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp Sake
• 2 Tbsp Mirin

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Instructions

• Cook sugar snap peas in boiling water for a minute. Let them cool.
• Peel and cut a potato into about 4-8 pieces depending on size of the potato, and cut an onion into 8 pieces and a carrot into small wedges.
• Cut sliced pork into 2″ width pieces.
• In a large pot, heat oil at medium high temperature and cook pork until the color changes.
• Add potatoes, onions, and carrot and cook for a minute.
• Add water, cover, and cook it at medium heat about 20 minutes or until potatoes get tender.
• Season with sugar, soy sauce, Mirin, Sake, and salt. Cook 15 minutes longer.
• Remove from heat and let it sit for 30 minutes. Then add snap peas.
• Serve as is or reheat.