Japanese curry chicken rice

Japanese curry chicken rice

Overview

A Japanese housewife friend taught me how to cook home-style Japanese curry rice. It is simple to make and has a mellow taste. It is deeply loved by my children😋. Japanese curry rice is a Japanese dish that is eaten with rice and Japanese curry sauce. Japanese curry has a smooth, thick and sweet taste. Japanese curry rice, which is paired with white rice, is not only among the most popular food types in school lunches served in primary and secondary schools in Japan, it is also often called the national food and is very popular in Japan.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Use a rice cooker to cook rice for 2~3 people🍚, defrost 300g of chicken breast in advance

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 1

  2. Prepare ingredients and Japanese curry

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 2

  3. Cut chicken breast into 1.5cm pieces and set aside

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 3

  4. Peel and cut potatoes into cubes

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 4

  5. Shred onions, dice carrots, cut mushrooms into thick slices, and slice garlic cloves and set aside

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 5

  6. Take out 4 pieces of curry and set aside

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 6

  7. Pour vegetable oil into a hot pan, just enough oil to fry a plate of vegetables

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 7

  8. When the oil is hot, add onions and garlic slices

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 8

  9. Stir-fry over high heat until golden

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 9

  10. Pour in chicken pieces

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 10

  11. Stir-fry over high heat until the surface of the chicken pieces turns white

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 11

  12. Pour in all the vegetables

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 12

  13. Stir fry over high heat for about 5 minutes

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 13

  14. Pour 950ml water

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 14

  15. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover, and simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 15

  16. Taste the potatoes and carrots and cook them until soft

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 16

  17. Turn off the heat (Japanese friends say this is the key, the curry will stick to the bottom of the pot if you don't turn off the heat) and add the curry cubes

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 17

  18. Stir gently until the curry is fully melted

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 18

  19. Turn to low heat and simmer for about 5 minutes until thickened

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 19

  20. Plate rice and top with curry

    Japanese curry chicken rice step 20