Make Katsu Curry

The Japanese term "katsu" comes from the English "cutlet," and usually refers to a deep-fried chicken or pork cutlet ("tonkatsu" in Japanese). This curry recipe is a little milder than most curry tastes. Katsu curry is usually served with rice and red-dyed pickled daikon on the side.

Ingredients

 * 6 ounces (170 g) of pork loin
 * 6 ounces (170 g) of ground beef
 * 1 cup (227 g or 1/2 pint) of panko
 * 1/2 cup (113 g or 1/4 pint) of flour
 * 2 cups (473 mL) of sake (Japanese wine)
 * 1/2 block curry sauce mix
 * 2 cups (473 mL) of chicken stock
 * 2 large potatoes
 * 1 medium sized carrot
 * 1 medium egg (beaten)
 * 1 medium yellow onion
 * 1 tablespoon of ginger
 * 2 tablespoons of garlic
 * 1 cup of rice
 * 2 tablespoons of pickled red radish
 * 1 pinch of salt and pepper
 * vegetable oil (for frying pan)

Steps

 * 1) [[Image:Cut_vegetables_345.PNG|250px|right]]Cut vegetables. Take the potatoes, carrot, and onion and cut them into equal and small pieces. Set the pieces aside and then cut the ginger and garlic into fine, diced pieces.
 * 2) [[Image:Brown_meat_177.PNG|250px|right]]Cook the ground beef. Add the vegetable oil to the skillet and heat the ginger and garlic pieces in it. Place the ground beef into the skillet and sprinkle the pepper and salt on top of the beef. Cook the beef all the way through, making sure all the red turns to brown. If you do not want the beef juice in this recipe, please discard the oil (drain it from the ground beef) into a can or a disposable container before moving onto the next step.
 * 3) [[Image:Saute_vegetables_284.PNG|250px|right]]Add vegetables. Dump in the onion, carrot, and potato mixture into the skillet. Cook and stir everything together for five minutes.
 * 4) Pour in the chicken stock. Carefully pour it in and mix everything together.
 * 5) [[Image:Simmering_928.PNG|250px|right]]Pour the mixture into the sauce pan. Put the pan over medium heat and continue to cook and stir it for 20 minutes. You'll see that the stock has thickened by now. Add the curry cubes to the pan and they should melt into the stew once placed in. Put the heat to a lower setting and leave it to simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and set the sauce pan on the side.
 * 6) [[Image:Trim_fat_419.PNG|250px|right]]Prepare the pork. Cut away any excess fat from the pork. With the side of your knife, flatten down the edges of the loin. Put the pork into a bowl and pour the sake over it. Marinate it for a few minutes and then dry both sides of the pork with paper towels. Season the pork with a little salt and pepper.
 * 7) [[Image:Bread_loin_716.PNG|250px|right]]Bread the pork. Breading meat is always fun since there's different elements that go into it. Coat the pork loin with flour, dip (don't drown) it into the bowl of the beaten egg, and then lay each side of the loin onto a tray of panko flakes. Move the loin into another skillet with vegetable oil at 350 degrees F. Make sure the oil fizzles as the loin drops in. Fry each side until they're both golden brown.
 * 8) [[Image:Prepare_dish_685.PNG|250px|right]]Prepare dishes. Scoop up a cup of rice and cut a good slice of cutlet to put on the side of the rice. Take a spoon and dish out a spoonful of the curry to pour onto the cutlet and rice. Enjoy with a garnish of radishes.

Tips

 * To ensure that your curry comes out smooth, remove about a cup of hot liquid from your pot and dissolve the curry cubes in this until smooth, then re-incorporate the diluted curry mixture into the rest of the pot.
 * Other suggestions for garnish: Yellow daikon, dill pickles, or kimchi.

Things You'll Need

 * 2 trays
 * 1 large skillet pan
 * 1 large sauce pan
 * 1 bowl
 * 1 rice steamer

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Make Crispy Seaweed Bok Choy
 * How to Make Chicken Katsu
 * How to Make Miso Soup
 * How to Make Lumpia
 * How to Make Chinese Dumplings
 * How to Make a Tonkatsu Curry Rice
 * How to Cook Long Grained Rice

Sources and Citations

 * VideoJug.com - Original source, shared images and information with permission.