Omama Japanese Cooking #6 - Nikujaga

Cooking Japanese favorites from her kitchen in Kobe, Japan, Tomoko Oyama prepares nikujaga. Nikujaga is "meat and potatoes" literally translated. I think of nikujaga as Japanese beef stew. A simple recipe of meat, potatoes, onion, glass noodles, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar.

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• Japanese
• cooking
• nikujaga
• food
• recipes
• Omama
• Tomoko
• Oyama
• Oyamake

[Ieyla1]

Hi, it's me again! This is the one I made today! and OMG it was delicious!! So simple, good and nutritious too. Merci :D

Oh she did mention that we can use any vegetable instead of carrots, right?

[Oyamake]

Yep. Glad it turned out well. Tomoko will be happy.

[SuperJunior1000]

I have a suthing to asked. Wut is the music in the background name?? it sound so good. N the recipes look yummy

[Oyamake]

The group name is the Yoshida Brothers. Or Yoshida Kyodai.

[PandaCurryy]

Sake? As in the alcohol?

o_o

Uh.. I'm just a kid but is having mirin and sake okay to have in my nikujaga for me Dx?

[Oyamake]

LOL. Yes PandaCurryy. It's sake as in the alcohol. You can buy cooking rice wine in some stores even idf you are underage. Mirin too. At least, you could when I was a kid. ;-)

[thejapanesechallenge]

Azumi, although you are right that this was introduced relatively late in Japanese history (I believe the 1800's), your definition of "traditional" may be too limiting. Families have speak of having a "tradition" when it is only 150 years old or less. This food is "traditional" in the sense that it is recognized as Japanese and holds a place in the heart of Japanese people, young and old.

[ikachanusa]

I wouldn't use satoimo,that is too sticky.

I always use idaho potatoes (russet potato is as good as idaho).

If u live in The U.S.,u probably will have a very hard time finding thin-sliced meat unless u have Asian Grocery Stores around u.

As for me,I use Rival-Food Slicer and slice meat real thin or use ground lean beef instead.

Try that!

[thedesertmisfit]

hard to see, impossible to hear. shame

[CamuiVanilla]

is it necessary to use potatoes? I'm deathly allergic but i want to try this

[macgyver2210]

Excellent recipe. I really like the music in the background(sounds like Keiko Matsui) but I can barely make out what you're saying.

[xKaoKaox]

why can't we hear what she's saying D:

[soumire]

wow i like the music :) well done :)

[Raantuva]

I live in California. If there weren't an Asian grocer in town, I would not live there-I don't know how to cook the food from here because I don't like to eat it (even though I am american :/)

[Churumbelita]

It's made from konnyaku, which is an Asian plant. Ito Konnyaku is basically like threads of konnyaku. It's very gelatinous and gooey, and I don't think its at all easy to find outside of eastern Asia. I've made this recipe and it's delicious without it!

[MoonlightPhantomMask]

What's Ito Konnyaku? Is that a type of noodle? It's the only ingredient I don't know ^^; And I'd really like to try to make this it's a great instructional video

[epicwater]

おいしそう！

[HelloPandaBiscuit]

oishi ^^