HOW TO MAKE JAPANESE CURRY

1. Cook the beef cubes in a large pot and transfer them to a plate once they are cooked.
2. Add onions to the pot and cook them until tender.
3. Stir in garlic, ginger and grated apple and cook for two minutes.
4. Sift flour and stir.
5. Add carrots, potatoes and spices and stir.
6. Add tomato paste and red wine and bring to a boil
7. Stir in sugar, soy sauce and water and bring to a boil.
8. Return the beef to the pot, cover and simmer for half an hour
9. Remove the lid and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

JAPANESE CURRY RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1pound stewing beef
• 1large onion (peeled and finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoonginger (peeled and minced)
• 3 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 1apple (peeled, cored and minced)
• 3 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
• 2large carrots (peeled and roughly chopped on the bias)
• 1large potato (peeled and roughly chopped)

1 teaspoon garam masala

• 4 tablespoonscurry powder
• 2 tablespoonstomato paste
• 2 cupsred wine
• 11//2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoonssoy sauce
• 4 cupswater

  JAPANESE CURRY INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large pot over medium high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and stewing beef. Cook for 5 minutes or until meat is cooked through. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
2. Lower heat to medium low and in the same pot, add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil with onions and cook for about 10 minutes, until onions are translucent and slightly caramelized.
3. Add garlic, ginger and apple and cook for 2 minutes.
4. Add all-purpose flour and stir for 1 minute.
5. Add carrots, potatoes, garam masala and curry powder and stir well.
6. Add tomato paste, stir well and slowly add red wine and bring to a boil.
7. Add sugar, soy sauce and water, stir and bring to a boil again.
8. Add beef and lower heat to a simmering boil. Cover and cook for 30 minutes.
9. Take the lid off and cook for another 30 minutes or until curry soup has reduced by a third.
10. Season with salt and pepper and serve with rice.

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1. Heating frying pan (medium heat)
2. 1 tea spoon of Extra Virgin Olive oil into the pan
3. Sautee shiitake mushrooms – choose your favorite softness
4. Tiny amount of sea salt or Soy sauce with a hint of butter

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Chikuzen-ni is a traditional New Year’s dish of simmered chicken and vegetables. This New Year’s food has been the biggest part of New Year's celebration. Simple Cooking The ingredients are first sautéd together in oil. Bring Dashi, Shiitake flavored broth, and Mirin (sweet rice seasoning) to a simmer and let the Chicken cook in the mixture. Then, add Satoimo (taro roots), dried Shiitake Mushrooms, Konjac (yam cake), Burdock Root, Lotus Root, and Carrots, and cook until the vegetables are tender. Sometimes, Snap Peas are added after the vegetables are completely cooked. Enjoy! Recipe: Ingredients: 7 Dried Shiitake Mushrooms 1 Cup Water (For rehydrating Mushrooms) 1 Lotus Root (Renkon) 1/2 Burdock Root (Gobo) 1/2 Boiled Bamboo Shoot 1 Carrot 12 Snow Peas 6 Taro (Satoimo) 1 LB Boneless Chicken 1 Tbsp Sake (For Chicken Marinade) 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce 1 1/2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar (For Soaking Burdock & Lotus Root) 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil 1/2 Block Konjac   Seasonings: 1/2 Tspn Salt 1 Tbsp Sugar 3 Tbsp Mirin 3 Tbsp Sake 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce 2 Cups Dashi Instructions:

• Gather All Ingredients
• Soak Shiitake Mushrooms (30 Mins)
• Squeeze Shiitake and Make Shiitake Dashi

  Chicken:

• Cut into 1 1/2 inch Pieces　４cm
• Add 1 Tbsp Sake & 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Marinade)

Burdock Root & Lotus Root

• Scrape off skin of Burdock Root rinse and cut into slices
• Slice Lotus Root
• Place Burdock & Lotus Root in 11/2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar with 2 cups Water

Soak(20Mins) Carrot & Snow Peas

• Cut Carrot & Snow Peas after removing Snow Peas Stems
• Blanch Carrots & Snow Peas in Water with a Pinch of Salt (3Mins)
• Cut Konjac in small 3cm pieces and Blanch in same water (heated 3mins) after removing carrots and　Snow peas

Chicken & Veggies:

• Heat 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil & Brown Chicken
• Heat 1/2 Tbsp Sesame Oil and sauté Veggies
• Add Dashi & Shiitake Dashi & Boil Veggies for (10Mins) then Add Chicken and Boil (5Mins)