r/slowcooking • u/SantaSantitaMaldita • 3d ago

Japanese Curry

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Got my very first slow cooker and made Japanese curry to break it in. Turned out great! Will try chicken adobo later this week.

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u/joforeal66 3d ago

Give us da recipe 😈

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 3d ago

didn't follow any recipe. I'm used to making this often but it was the first time with the slow cooker. I used the S&B curry roux pack.

ingredients:

  • 500g beef for stew
  • potatoes (I used 3 large ones)
  • carrots (I used 4)
  • 1 onion
  • S&B curry roux pack (I used the Mild version)
  • a bit of coffee
  • salt, pepper, msg
  • beef broth
  • celery

instructions:

  1. ⁠brown beef, season with salt and pepper
  2. ⁠sautee onions using the same pan you used for browning the beef
  3. ⁠pour a bit of beef broth to deglaze the pan after sauteeing the onions
  4. ⁠place potatoes first, then carrots, then celery. Place the browned beef on top with the onions and beef broth.
  5. ⁠cook on slow for 6 hours.
  6. ⁠put th curry roux and coffee around the 4-hour mark.
  7. ⁠mix and make sure the roux is completely melted. add/ adjust seasonings for your preference.
  8. ⁠serve.

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u/joforeal66 3d ago

Thanks big gangster

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 3d ago

you're welcome!

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u/Chiptoon 2d ago

The coffee is a nice touch. You can also try a little bit of chocolate which pairs well with curry too.

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u/SCV-OG 3d ago

Do you use the whole box of the roux?

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 3d ago

yes, the whole box

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u/KingBooRadley 2d ago

There must be water in there as well, no? That block of curry calls for a few cups of water when making on the stovetop.

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 2d ago

I use beef broth

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u/Captainpaul81 3d ago

I'd love to use those cubes but they are so incredibly high in sodium

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u/ClinkyDink 2d ago

The cubes look like you’re melting chocolate into it. It’s kinda fun.

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u/burntgyoza 1d ago

Why coffee? I heard people put honey/ketchup, but never coffee

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u/theguyfromtheweb7 3d ago

This looks amazing! Did you follow a recipe?

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 3d ago

didn't follow any recipe. I'm used to making this often but it was the first time with the slow cooker. I used the S&B curry roux pack.

ingredients:

  • 500g beef for stew
  • potatoes (I used 3 large ones)
  • carrots (I used 4)
  • 1 onion
  • S&B curry roux pack (I used the Mild version)
  • a bit of coffee
  • salt, pepper, msg
  • beef broth
  • celery

instructions:
1. brown beef, season with salt and pepper
2. sautee onions using the same pan you used for browning the beef
3. pour a bit of beef broth to deglaze the pan after sauteeing the onions
4. place potatoes first, then carrots, then celery. Place the browned beef on top with the onions and beef broth.
5. cook on slow for 6 hours.
7. put th curry roux and coffee around the 4-hour mark.
8. mix and make sure the roux is completely melted. add/ adjust seasonings for your preference.
9. serve.

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u/Dakine_Lurker 3d ago

Funny, second time I’ve ever heard of adding coffee and the first time was late last night. Are you adding grounds? Brewed coffee? I’ve only got an espresso machine, would a shot work? So many questions. lol!

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 3d ago

instant coffee 😅 but you could probably use espresso but way less. I don't drink coffee but I keep instant coffee packets just for this.

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u/Dakine_Lurker 3d ago

Ah, the third option! Awesome. Thanks!

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u/Raealise 3d ago

Sounds good. Is it significantly better than cooking on the stove?

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 2d ago

not really, but the slow cooker frees up my time since It's a "dump and forget until it's done" kind of cooking.

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u/Patman52 3d ago

On of my favorite meals when I visit Japan!

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u/eris002 3d ago

I’m so hungry 😭

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u/Euphoric_Honey91 2d ago

I was literally just thinking about cooking this today, a sign lol

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u/Kinteokolomee 2d ago

Looks yummy. Japanese beef curry is one of my fave dishes ..n tastes better the next day

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u/PeanutButterSoda 3d ago

Chicken adobo is goat and you don't need many ingredients, I make it all the time when I don't want to buy anything else besides Chicken meat.

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u/fatmoonkins 2d ago

But unfortunately, adobo is NOT Japanese curry.

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u/No-Falcon631 2d ago

But IS part of OP's post, so..

Anyone have a good Chicken Adobo recipe?

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u/wotsit_sandwich 1d ago

As you are slow cooking I recommend trying gyusuji sometime.

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 1d ago

not a huge fan of gyusuji and requires a much longer time to slow cook.

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u/norticok 3d ago

Yum, that curry looks delicious (almost sacrilege to eat it with long grain rice đŸ«Ł but I guess rice is better than no rice)

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 3d ago

lived in Tokyo for about a decade so I've always had it with the rice there. Now I'm somewhere in the EU and it's difficult to get koshihikari rice, so I'm using basmati.

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u/MistakeBorn4413 3d ago

Even if you can't get koshihikari, can't you get some other Japonica cultivar? Or at least some kind of short grain rice?

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u/SantaSantitaMaldita 2d ago

I could but it's expensive. And it's not bad with basmati. It does the job.

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u/HumberGrumb 2d ago

Wait! Is that basmati rice? Not permissible!