Comfort

nikujaga.

Nikujaga for dinner tonight.  Nikujaga is, literally, a contraction of "meat and potatoes".  This is classic Japanese comfort food.  The Japanese home cooking I ate growing up equaled "Mom" for a long time for me.  It never occurred to me that I could make it and it could be good.

There are many things that I have yet to try my hand at.  But, nikujaga entered my repertoire once the kids were old enough to appreciate it, too.  I don't make it often because Cap doesn't red meat.  Also, the Japanese supermarket where I can find meat sliced this thinly is far away.

But, lo and behold: Cap is away, I recently stocked up on Berkshire pork belly trimmings (a cheaper way to consume great quality meat) sliced nice and thin at Mitsuwa, and my hemoglobin depleted body is ready for a bit of meat (I've been off meat and dairy for a week and will go back after this meal!)

So nikujaga it is.  Yum.