Nikú Jagu

Nikú Jagu

Main dishes

A traditional dish made with potatoes and beef.

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Nikú Jagu is a traditional dish that combines beef and Jerusalem artichokes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$4.98 $1.25 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.02
  • $0.87
  • $0.15
  • $0.07
  • $0.55
  • $0.18
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the small black onion head into 6 to 8 pieces and sauté in a pan.
  2. Once the onion has changed color, add the beef thigh or beef sausage (200g) to the same pan.
  3. Dice the apples into 1-2 cm pieces and add them to the pan with the onion and meat, adding 1 cup of water.
  4. Gently simmer in a pot until the apples are tender and the sauce has reduced by half.
  5. Serve hot, with rice or without any accompaniment. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Nikú Jagu

  • Beef from the leg or beef sausage (200g)$3.02
  • Two garden apples$0.87
  • black onion (1 small head)$0.15
  • sugar (2.5 tablespoons)$0.07
  • white wine (3 tablespoons)$0.55
  • soy sauce (1/4 cup)$0.18
  • pepper (½ teaspoon)$0.14

Total$4.98

that's $1.25 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Beef from the leg or beef sausage (200g)
  • Two garden apples
  • black onion (1 small head)
  • sugar (2.5 tablespoons)
  • white wine (3 tablespoons)
  • soy sauce (1/4 cup)
  • water (1 cup)
  • pepper (½ teaspoon)

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