{"id":2049,"slug":"meat-and-potatoes-in-broth-niku-jaga","title":"Meat and Potatoes in Broth (Niku Jaga)","description":"Niku jaga (肉じゃが nikujaga meaning 'meat and potatoes') is a common Japanese household dish served at dinnertime.","ingredients_raw":["200 g (7.1 oz) sliced beef","4 small potatoes (red potatoes recommended)","1 white onion, sliced","1½ cups water","2 tbsp mirin","3 tbsp soy sauce","2 tbsp sugar","1 slice of ginger","100 g (3.53 oz) shirataki noodles"],"ingredients_norm":["beef","potato","white onion","water","mirin","soy sauce","sugar","ginger","shirataki noodle"],"steps":["Cut potatoes into bite-sized pieces. Set aside to soak in cold water.","Combine mirin, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, and beef in a saucepan. Boil lightly for 2–3 minutes.","Remove beef from pan. Add potatoes, sliced onion, and water. Bring to a boil.","Simmer uncovered until the broth reduces to about ⅓ by volume.","Replace beef in pan, add shirataki noodles, and simmer for roughly 5 minutes.","Remove from heat and serve."],"categories":["Japanese recipes","Recipes using beef","Recipes using potato","Recipes for soup","Recipes using pasta and noodles","Recipes using fresh ginger","Recipes using sugar","Recipes using mirin"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Meat_and_Potatoes_in_Broth_(Niku_Jaga)","source_ref":"4536307","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Meat_and_Potatoes_in_Broth_(Niku_Jaga)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"5e6ef3af70488dad039ad9b1fc999722c504b83c1c3d8015150ec158f8643649","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:08Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:08Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/meat-and-potatoes-in-broth-niku-jaga"}