Baked Japanese Curry Rice
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Asian
Serves: serves 2 - 3
Ingredients
  • 250 g minced beef
  • 1 small carrot – diced finely
  • 1 small onion – diced finely
  • 1 clove garlic – minced
  • 1 tbsp (15 g) unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup (200 ml) beef stock / vegetable stock
  • 2 cubes Japanese curry sauce mix (I’m using House brand mild level)
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Topping:
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Panko breadcrumbs
  • Aonori flakes (seaweed flakes)
  • To serve:
  • Steamed rice
Instructions
  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet or pan and sauté the onion until soft and translucent, approx. 3 – 4 mins.
  2. Add in garlic, carrot, salt, pepper and cook for another min.
  3. Push the vegetable to one side of the pan and add in minced beef. Saute for another minute.
  4. Pour in beef stock, stir and bring to boil.
  5. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 – 10 mins.
  6. Turn up heat and drizzle in cornstarch, stirring constantly until thickened to gravy-like consistency.
  7. Turn off heat.
  8. Pour desired amount of meat sauce on top of a bed of rice in a heat proof bowl.
  9. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and panko breadcrumbs.
  10. Broil in the oven for 3 mins or bake at 220°C/428°F for 5 – 7 mins.
  11. Sprinkle with aonori flakes and serve warm.
Recipe by Bear Naked Food at https://www.bearnakedfood.com/2016/07/27/baked-japanese-curry-rice/