Recipe: Tasty Japanese Curry Rice

Japanese Curry Rice. A classic, but simple take on curry rice that is famous in Japan and is enjoyed world-wide. I got this recipe from one of my Japanese friends when we were little. Her mom used to make it for us as a special treat, and also made us each a small cookbook with our favorite dishes she would make us in it.

Unlike other curries, Japanese people don't mix up all sorts of different spices, but use store bought curry roux. Because they are so popular, there are many different varieties of curry roux available in Japan. Japanese Curry Roux Brands This recipe captures a classic Japanese curry, complete with juicy pieces of chicken, tender nubbins of carrot, sweet peas, and silky chunks of potato, but it's seasoned with a homemade spice blend that's way better than what comes out of a tin. You can have Japanese Curry Rice using 45 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Japanese Curry Rice

1. It's of For stir-frying.
2. Prepare 11 oz of pork shoulder or beef sliced sukiyaki style.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of rapeseed or canola oil.
4. It's 1/2 tbsp of sesame oil.
5. It's 1 of large onion diced.
6. It's 2 tbsps of finely chopped ginger.
7. Prepare 2 tbsps of finely chopped garlic.
8. Prepare of Curry.
9. It's 5 cups of Japanese chicken stock/torigara stock.
10. Prepare 2 of large carrots diced.
11. You need 18 oz of potatoes peeled and diced.
12. Prepare 3 tbsps of curry powder.
13. Prepare 3 tbsps of garam masala.
14. Prepare 1 of fuji apple grated.
15. It's 1 of bay leaf (optional).
16. It's of Salt (to taste).
17. Prepare of Thickener/seasoning.
18. It's 1 tbsp of potato starch dissolved in 2tbsps of water.
19. You need 2 of tsps mirin.
20. It's 2 tbsps of soy sauce.
21. It's of Add-ons.
22. It's of Tonkatsu/torikatsu.
23. Prepare of Pork gyoza.
24. It's of Tatsuta-age.
25. You need of Grilled/steamed vegetables.
26. It's of Mushrooms.
27. It's of Soft-boiled eggs.
28. Prepare of Fukujinzuke.
29. You need of Ebi furai.
30. You need of Croquettes.
31. You need of Cheese.
32. Prepare of Burger patty.
33. It's of Fried squid.
34. Prepare of Fried fish.
35. Prepare of Omelet (top on rice).
36. Prepare of Optional ingredients (add to taste).
37. It's of Oyster sauce.
38. Prepare of Worcestershire sauce.
39. Prepare of Yogurt.
40. It's of Butter.
41. You need of Tonkatsu sauce.
42. You need of Honey.
43. Prepare of Coffee.
44. It's of Chocolate.
45. It's of Milk.

Feel free to adjust the spices to suit your own tastes—that's half the fun. Japanese curry quickly became a sensation, and a thing all its own. What is Japanese curry made of? Japanese curry is made out of a special roux which comprises of curry powder, flour, oil and other aromatics.

Japanese Curry Rice step by step

1. Cut the pork slices crosswise into 1/6-inch (4 cm) strips..
2. In a medium heavy pot, heat the oils over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Slide in the pork or beef and stir-fry for I-2 minutes, then add the onion and cook, stirring, until the pork has browned and the onions are deeply golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger and garlic in the last minute or two before the pork and onions are done..
3. Add the broth and deglaze the pan. Bring to a boil over high heat, add the carrots, apple and potatoes, and cook until just cooked through, 5-7 minutes..
4. In a small bowl, blend the curry powder with a small amount of broth from the pot to make a slurry. Add that to the pot..
5. Add the potato starch mixture, mirin, and soy sauce and simmer until thickened, 7-10 minutes longer. Add any additional ingredient of choice here..
6. If the bottom of the pan is browning or sticking, adjust the heat to low. Serve hot on top of a bed of Japanese rice. The curry rice heats up well for leftovers over the course of several days..

It is then served with either udon (Japanese wheat noodles) or rice together with a selection of meat which may be braised or coated in breadcrumbs and fried (katsu). Japanese curry is very different from Indian curries. It's thicker and has a milder flavor than its Indian counterpart, and the real secret is … using a curry mix from a box and that is the truth. Japanese people like to make a lot of dishes from scratch; however, when it comes to curry, there are not too many people that do. Japanese Curry is a roux thickened stew that typically includes a protein, onions, carrots, and potatoes.