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Chicken (or Tofu) Katsu and Golden Curry
My husband’s comfort food is anything that reminds him of a decade’s worth of delicious eating in Japan. That’s where he taught business English and ate amazing things at all hours of the day! From late night ramen to mochi to all-you-can-eat sushi, his dream is to take me back there…and one day we will. But in the meantime I follow IG cooks like @okonomikitchen and spend time reading labels in the Japanese aisle. For me life-long learning often starts in the kitchen!
Here is my take on a spicy golden curry topped with chicken (or tofu) katsu, which is essentially crispy protein slices atop a big bowl of flavour! Enjoy!
Ingredients for 3-4 people:
Protein of choice
1 egg
Cup or more of Panko or Shasha bread crumbs
A sweet potato
An onion
6-10 mushrooms
A broccoli crown
A carrot
4 cups of water + a tbsp of miso paste for curry base
1.5 cups of rice
How to:
Get your rice going on the stove top or rice cooker and then preheat your oven to 400 for the katsu.
Fill a soup pot with water, add miso paste and bring to a boil.
For the curry rough chop your veg and add it all to your pot EXCEPT the broccoli (keep that aside till the very end). Add curry cubes and stir every once in a while to help them break down and you start to see the liquid thicken. Turn curry down to medium as you deal with your katsu.
For the katsu you’ll need to coat your protein in an egg wash and then dunk in Panko crumbs. Alternatively you can go a touch healthier with Shasha’s yeast-free bread crumbs. I’ve used both.
Lay the coated protein on a lined baking tray and throw in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Turn and bake for another 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and slice. Add broccoli to curry to cook through but remain firm. Spoon cooked rice into bowls and then spoon curry over top. As the last layer lay your sliced protein on top and there you have it!
Enjoy!
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