Nikujaga / Japanese Beef and Potato Stew

Nikujaga is a popular meal especially at home. It is a typical "mother's taste" meal. The taste of Nikujaga will be a pleasant surprise.

Ingredients

Potatoes
Beef or pork: thin sliced
Onion
Sugar
Soy sauce
Dashi soup stock 

Method

Slice the onions, and cut the potatoes into 1 inch square pieces. Cut the sliced meat into 2 inch pieces. Fry the potatoes, onions, and the meat in a good pan (saute pan works best). After about two minutes add water. Everything should be more or less covered with water. Add two tablespoons soy sauce and the same amount of sugar. Add also a little bit of Japanese fish soup stock (dashi). Cover the pan with lid, and let it cook for about twenty minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Serve and enjoy the nikujaga.