braised meat & potatoes

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• u.s.

ingredients:

• 200 g thinly sliced beef (veal)
• 2 big onions
• 600 g (4 big or 6 small) potatoes
• 3 tablespoons green peas

• 400 ml water
• 2 tablespoons salad oil
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 2 tablespoons sweet sake for seasoning (mirin)
• 4 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

step 1:

Cut the beef into bite-size pieces. Peel the onions and potatoes. Cut the onions into 8 sections. Cut the potatoes into 6 to 8 pieces.

step 2:

Heat salad oil, saute the beef until the color changes.

step 3:

Add the onions and fry.

step 4:

Add the potatoes and fry.

step 5:

Add the water, sugar, sake, mirin, and 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce.

step 6:

Cover and boil on high heat. After boiling, reduce the heat, skim off the surface scum.

step 7:

Bring to boil again and cook until broth is reduced to half. Add remaining soy sauce. Cover again and boil until broth is reduced to one - third. Add green peas and mix.