also: あまに
noun
simmered dish in sweet soy sauce
A Japanese dish of fish, meat, and vegetables simmered in a thick, sweet sauce made from soy sauce, sugar, and mirin.
今日の夕食は鶏肉の旨煮です。
Tonight's dinner is chicken simmered in sweet soy sauce.
この店の旨煮は野菜がたっぷり入っている。
The simmered dish at this restaurant has plenty of vegetables.
Alternate spelling emphasizing the sweet flavor; read あまに.
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form.
Compound of 旨 (uma, 'delicious') and 煮 (ni, 'simmering'). The alternate spelling 甘煮 uses 甘 (ama, 'sweet') to highlight the sweet flavor.