Japanese Curry and Chicken Katsu w/ Rice 💪
Big ol’ anime watcher here and I always see this dish in them. I was watching Chobits last night at like 2am and got a craving for it. Made it after school and it was pretty damn good!
by SpriteAndCokeSMH
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Nice work! Looks pretty tasty. What recipe did you follow?
The irony of Japanese cuisine. A lot of it is borrowed from other cultures. Kek. As a Japanese person there’s very little traditional Japanese stuff that I would eat over the popular stuff.
Nice job! A few pointers that you can take or leave:
1. I like cutting the carrots/potatoes a bit bigger than you have here, especially carrot.
2. For the potatoes, if you pan fry them first, they dissolve/disintegrate less when it’s in the curry and preserves a better a better shape
3. The curry itself looks to be on the runny side, and there could be many reasons why. Be sure to simmer the curry for a few minutes (5-10min) after adding the roux. Or if you did that, maybe use less water than what the box says, then add back more water at the end if needed. That way you can control the thickness. It’s more work, but one think I like to do is make caramelized onions separately, then add flour to the carmelized oninions (just enough to coat), and then add this onion/flour mixture in with the roux. The carmelized onions add a nice flavor and it helps thicken the curry.
4. Experiment with the curry! Other ingredients I sometimes add in based on my mood include: garlic, apple sauce, heavy cream, dark chocolate. Each of those adds a bit of complexity to the curry in various ways. I’ve even heard of people adding coffee/espresso but I’ve never tried.
Yeah we can tell 
I wouldn’t call this Japanese food, neither the curry nor the katsu. The katakana names give you a hint of that. Maybe putting them together is more Japanese style of serving though.
I’m so proud of you!