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Beef Shigureni
Beef Shigureni is a quick and extremely flavourful, Japanese stewed dish – perfect for lunch. The beef is gently simmered for just 30 minutes in a potent seasoning liquid of sake, mirin and soy sauce – ecstasy in a bowl!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
4
- 500 g (1.1 lb) thinly sliced beef
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp sake
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 7.5 cm (3") fresh ginger (thinly sliced)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 250 ml (1 cup) water
Instructions
- 1
Lightly marinade the beef with the pepper and half the mirin & sake for 10 minutes
- 2
Place all the ingredients apart from the beef, in a saucepan & bring to a boil.
- 3
Add the beef, bring back to boil then simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
- 4
Take the lid off & simmer for another 10 minutes until most of the sauce has reduced. You'll be left with a small amount of delicious, to die for sauce.