Comforting Simmered New Potatoes

• 560 grams New potatoes
• 90 grams Ground pork
• 1/2 tsp Vegetable oil
• 100 ml Water
• 1 tbsp Sake
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 bit less than 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp water : 1/2 tablespoon katakuriko Katakuriko slurry

1. Wash the potatoes well, then parboil them until soft.
2. Peel them if you like.
3. Coat a pan with the oil, and stir-fry the meat.
4. Then, add the sugar, sake, and soy sauce, followed by the potatoes.
5. Turn the heat to low, cover with a small lid that sits on top of the food (otoshibuta) or foil, and simmer for 15 minutes.
6. Roll the potatoes around as it simmers.
7. When the flavours have soaked in, turn the heat to medium, and coat the potatoes with the sauce.
8. Turn the heat to low and keep an eye on it as you bring the potatoes together with the katakuriko slurry.
9. The meat, sauce, and potatoes should come together into a lump.
10. Adjust the amount of katakuriko slurry as necessary.

new potatoes, ground pork, vegetable oil, water, sake, sugar, soy sauce, water

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/158938-comforting-simmered-new-potatoes (may not work)