Ingredients
•4 medium-size potatoes, peeled, cut into quarters
•1 onion, sliced
•3/4 lb. beef, sliced or cut into bite size-strips
•l Tbs. vegetable oil (or sesame oil)
•2 cups Basic soup stock (Dashi)
•2 to 3 Tbs. brown sugar
•3 Tbs. soy sauce
•1-1/2 Tbs. (rice wine) sake
•1 clove ginger, grated to extract juice
Directions
1.Soak potatoes in water for 5 minutes.
2.In a saucepan, heat vegetable oil and sauté beef until light brown. Add vegetables and continue to sauté for few minutes.
3.Pour soup stock into sauce pan, boil and skim off any scum that forms.
4.Add sugar, sake, and soy sauce and reduce heat to low. Simmer until potatoes are done.
5.Pour in mirin and ginger juice. Cook for 1 more minute.