Brown Sugar Recipe
沖繩黑糖日式薯仔燉肉
Nikujaga (Stewed Meat and Potatoes)
Ingredients:
牛肉薄片 150g
鰹魚汁 1湯匙
薯仔 4個
水 2大杯
洋蔥 1個
沖繩黑糖塊 3塊
紅蘿蔔 1條
豉油 4湯匙
150g thinly sliced beef loin
4 potatoes
1 onion cut into wedges
1 carrot
Bonito stock (katsuo dashi)
2 cups water
3 chunks brown sugar
4 tbsp soy sauce
Steps:
熱鍋起油,先炒牛肉,再加入切塊的蔬菜拌炒。
加水煮沸後,去除漂浮物雜質,再放入黑糖和醬油。
小火燉煮,待湯汁剩三分一時轉大火,水收乾即完成!
Heat oil in a large pot and cook the beef. Add the carrot, potatoes and then onion to cook.
Pour in water and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum, and add brown sugar chunks and soy sauce.
Turn down the heat to low and simmer. When the amount of water in the pot is reduced to 1/3, turn up to heat to high and simmer until the water is almost gone.
相比起白砂糖,沖繩黑糖含有含有鈣、鉀、鐵等礦物質以及維他命B1、B2和氨基酸等。鉀能夠排出體內多餘的鹽分,保持血壓正常。鈣能預防高血壓、動脈硬化和骨質疏鬆症,安定焦躁情緒等。
沖繩黑糖在日本國內十分受歡迎,有很多出名的和菓子店都會選用沖繩黑糖作為材料。
每一個不同的離島所產的黑糖都有不同的味道,下一次去沖繩的時候,可以買不同產地的黑糖,來試試它們的分別!