My daughters and I have always enjoyed heading to a local farmers market on Saturday mornings during the warmer months. It’s not just for the produce; sometimes wonder where that even is! Great coffee, pastries, buffalo meat, cheeses…the list goes on and on!
But one of our favorite indulgences was a Japanese style curry that was served from one of the food trucks. Nothing fancy; just a scoop of rice ladled with the thick, sweet sauce. Curry is unmistakably in the dish, but less so than in Indian curry dishes.
Sadly, the fellows who had the booth aren’t there this year so I decided it was time to try making this at home. It was easy and tastes so close to what I remember. I think it’s very important to use a good curry mix; we’re lucky to have a Savory Spice Shop nearby and this dish will now be a part of more than just the occasional visit to Cherry Creek Farmers Market!
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb meat cubed (pork, beef or chicken)
- 1 large or 2 small onions
- 2 carrots
- 2 small potatoes
- 2 cloves garlic
- Vegetable oil
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1-2 tsp salt to taste
- 4 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 8 Tbsp Flour
- 2.5 Tbsp curry spices
Preparation
- Dice potatoes, carrot, and meat. Slice onions.
- Sauté onions, carrots and meat.
- Add broth, let it simmer for 1 hour until the meat is tender.
- Skim the broth, add potatoes.
- In different pan, heat the oil over low heat; add the flour and cook until brown.
- Remove from heat and add the curry spices.
- You can find pre-made roux at Asian stores, but this is easy.
- Add 1/2 cup of the broth to this mixture and stir; it should be like a paste.
- Adding 1/4 cup at a time, stir the curry roux into the meat and vegetable mixture. Add salt, let it simmer for 30 min or until it thickens.
- Serve over Japanese short style white rice.
















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What spice blend do you use? I’m assuming you’re referring to Savory Spice :)
I loved the curry at our fave Japanese place back in Missouri, but I’ve never tried to recreate it. This looks just like it!
Hmm, think it’s just called Medium Curry; I also use a Lemon Thai based blend for other dishes but both from Savory Spice Shop.
Where in Missouri…it’s my home state! I grew up in a suburb of St. Louis.
Rolla. We went to college & grad school there.
LOL…I went there too. But in a different way. BFF’s brother went to school there; our only attendance was frat parties!
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