Japanese Beef Curry

5 from 4 votes

Japanese beef curry is probably one of the most delicious and flavorful curries out there! The sauce is incredibly savory, has the perfect consistency, and tastes simply amazing.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: Japanese beef curry, Japanese curry

Servings: servings

Calories: 493kcal

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil or avocado oil
1 pound beef stewing meat trimmed and cut into cubes
3 medium-sized yellow onions roughly chopped
4-6 cups water
2 carrots cut into slices
2 potatoes cut into dices
6 mushrooms cut into slices
½ eggplant cut into dices
1 garlic clove minced
½ tablespoon grated ginger
½ package Japanese curry roux
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon chuno sauce (optional)
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
black pepper to taste

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Instructions

Preheat the oil in a pot over high heat. Sear the beef until both sides have browned. Remove the beef and sauté the chopped onion over medium-high heat until the pieces brown around the edges.
Now add the water and browned beef. Cover the pot and simmer for 1.5 hours (or longer) over medium-low heat until the beef is tender.
Now add the garlic, ginger, carrots, potatoes, eggplant, and mushrooms. Cover the pot and simmer for about 20 minutes until the potatoes and carrots are tender.
Next, add the curry roux cubes and stir until they start to dissolve. Stir in the soy sauce, chuno sauce, ketchup, and cocoa powder. Season with black pepper.
Let the curry simmer uncovered for 3-5 minutes while stirring everything. Add more water if you need to thin the sauce.
Serve with white rice and enjoy!

Notes

The onions should dissolve and thicken the curry when they are cooked with the beef chunks. If they don't dissolve, use less water as 5 or 6 cups might be too much.
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