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Japanese minced meat sauce

Very easy to make and versatile. Goes with vegetables very well.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Meat sauce
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: basic Japanese, meat, meat sauce
Author: okawarishitene staff

Ingredients

  • 500 g Minced meat Beef, Pork or Mixed
  • 3-4 cloves Garlic
  • 1/2 cup Soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup Vineger
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 tbl spoon corn starch (optional)
  • 1 tbl spoon water (optional)

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add minced meat and continue to cook over a medium heat.
  • During cooking process, lots of fat and liquid come out.  Use some kitchen paper in the pan and let the kitchen paper absorb the excess fat and liquid.
  • Continue to fry until the meat is well browned. 
  • Add crashed or finely chopped garlic, soy sauce, vinegar and pepper.  Cook a couple of minutes.
  • If you like, you can add cornstarch and water mixture to thicken the sauce. In this case take the pan out from heat and add starch and water mixture and mix well, then put back on the heat and cook further until the sauce is thickened.