You might get the impression from this post that I, too, am in love with Japanese Curry Rice and you would be correct! The really funny thing is that it reminds me more of an old-fashioned beef stew than it does a curry. Weird but true. All three of us agree that it's delicious, though, and I think we'll be eating a whole lot of it this year.Top portion: Japanese curry, baby tomato and steamed broccoli.
Bottom portion: rice with soy bologna heart, mozzarella Hello Kitty, nori eyes, mamenori nose and hair bow.
Bottom tier: mochi, mamenori flowers and leaves. Soy hot dog flowers, steamed broccoli, baby tomatoes.
Bottom tier: Veggie hot dog flowers, steamed broccoli, baby corn, baby tomatoes, mochi and lemon cream puff biscuit. The puff biscuit was very interesting - the biscuit part was just like a cracker and not sweet at all, while the cream inside was very sweet!
This is the box that the delightful curry sauce mix comes in. This one came from Super H Mart. It is medium hot, but can also be found in mild and hot flavors.
There are two of these packs inside the box. They are easy to break apart either into halves or fourths.
Ingredients:
1/2 pack of Extra firm tofu cut into squares (Or meat product of your choice)
3 Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into squarish shapes
3 carrots, peeled and sliced thickly
1 onion, peeled and chopped into large segments
1 onion, peeled and chopped into large segments
2 Tb butter
1/2 block of Curry mix
Lots of water
1. Brown tofu (or meat) and onions in butter.
2. Remove from pan and replace with potatoes and carrots. Add 2-3 cups water and bring to a boil. Turn down heat and simmer until potatoes are tender.
3. Put tofu and onions back into pan with veggies and any remaining water.
4. Add the curry mix and stir until dissolved, adding water as necessary to maintain a mostly thick sauce.
5. Simmer for 5 minutes, continuing to add water if sauce gets too thick.
6. Serve with steamed rice in a 50-50 ratio with some of the rice underneath the curry but some on the side.
Note: The anime referenced above are: Jun Pei from "Those Who Hunt Elves". Rino Rando and President Kanade are from "Best Student Council".
Note: The anime referenced above are: Jun Pei from "Those Who Hunt Elves". Rino Rando and President Kanade are from "Best Student Council".
6 comments:
I just came across your blog yesterday and I love it! Your bentos are so creative!
You know they put crack in that stuff, right?
Thank you, Ashley! I'm very glad that you like them :D
lunch buckets, I really think that they do! It's amazingly good stuff. I saw your blog post about it too, so funny!!!
Thank you for posting your curry recipe! I have the same box at home but the instructions (the English ones at least) are incomplete.
You're welcome! Here is another version of the curry recipe by lunch buckets, too...
http://lunchbucketbento.blogspot.com/2008/01/crack-curry-medium-hot.html
∞ Thanks for posting that recipe Natakiya. It is simplicity itself really, but that is great for anyone who hasn't made it yet. ∞
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