Name: Japanese curry
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken thighs or beef, cubed; 2 potatoes, chunked; 2 carrots, chunked; 2 onions, sliced; 1 tablespoon oil; 4 cups water; 1 package (about 3.5 oz) Japanese curry roux; 1 apple, grated; Steamed rice; Pickled vegetables (fukujinzuke)

Where it comes from

Curry reached Japan in the nineteenth century and was transformed into a comforting home-style dish. It became a school-lunch favorite and is sold in convenient roux blocks.

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Recipe

Make Japanese curry at home

Serves 4-6Time 1 hour

Ingredients

1 lb chicken thighs or beef, cubed
2 potatoes, chunked
2 carrots, chunked
2 onions, sliced
1 tablespoon oil
4 cups water
1 package (about 3.5 oz) Japanese curry roux
1 apple, grated
Steamed rice
Pickled vegetables (fukujinzuke)

How it's made

Heat the oil in a pot and cook the onions until deep golden, about 10 minutes.
Add the meat and brown on all sides.
Add the carrots, potatoes and water and bring to a simmer; cook 20 minutes until tender.
Turn off the heat and stir in the roux blocks until dissolved.
Add the grated apple and simmer gently 10 minutes until thick.
Serve over rice with pickles.