Japanese Katsu Curry Recipe Video
This video is on how to make katsu curry which is Japanese curry with tonkatsu. Crispy texture of tonkatsu goes well with spicy vegetable curry. Although the recipe requires a lot of ingredients, the recipe is worth trying because it is very delicious. So, let’s find out how to make katsu curry to enjoy it.
Ingredients
- Curry -
1 Large Onion (300g / 10.58oz) for coarsely-chopped pieces
1/2 Onion for 2x2cm pieces
100g Carrot (3.53oz)
2 Eggplants
2 Large Bell Pepper
2 Large Cloves of Garlic
Ginger
1 tbsp Curry Powder
2 tbsp Olive Oil
200cc Canned Tomato (0.85 u.s. cup)
300cc Water (1.27 u.s. cup)
1 Soup Stock Cube
1 Dried Bay Leaf
25g Medium Spicy Curry Block (0.88oz)
1/2 Small Apple
- Relishes -
Fukujinzuke
Rakkyo
- Tonkatsu -
2 slices of 1.2cm thick Pork Loin ( 1/2 inch thick)
Flour
Beaten Egg (1/2 Egg & 1/2 tsp Water)
Panko - Bread Crumbs
Frying Oil
A pinch of Salt
A pinch of Pepper
Directions
1. Cut the onion into halves. Make cuts like the spokes of the wheel and leave the root attached. Rotate the onion and make cuts perpendicular to the cuts.
2. Cut the half onion into 1 inch pieces. Cut the onion into 6 wedges. Make 3 cuts perpendicular to the first cuts.
3. Cut the stem end of the egg plant and trim off the cap. Peel the egg plant. Partially peel the eggplant in stripped pattern.
4. Roughly chop it into rolling wedges.
5. Cut the bell pepper into half. Remove the seeds and chop it into 1 inch pieces.
6. Remove the peel from the apple.
7. Soak the apple in salt water.
8. Grate the carrot coarsely.
9. Grate the garlic and the ginger.
10. Take out the curry block from the package and chop it into fine pieces.
11. Add olive oil in the sauce pan.
12. Add the finely chopped onion and fry it for 5 minutes.
13. Reduce the heat and stir continuously to avoid scortching.
14. Fry the onion for 10 minutes and make it golden brown.
15. Add the coarsely grated carrot.
16. Fry for 2-3 more minutes.
17. Add grated garlic and ginger and stir until aromatic.
18. Add curry powder and fry for 2-3 minutes on low heat.
19. Add the eggplant and the onion.
20. Stir until the vegetables are coated with oil.
21. Add the canned tomato and water.
22. Crumble the soup stock cube.
23. Split the dry bay leaf and add it to the mixture.
24. Simmer for about 10 minutes on low heat.
25. Turn off the stove and add the chopped curry block.
26. Stir lightly and dissolve the curry block.
27. Grate the apple into the sauce pan.
28. Add the bell pepper and turn on the stove.
29. Put the lid back again.
30. Stir from the bottom to avoid scorching.
31. Simmer for couple of more minutes on low heat until the bell pepper becomes soft.
32. Break the egg into a bowl.
33. Place half of the egg in a tray, add water and mix it well.
34. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the pork.
35. Flip it over and sprinkle salt and pepper.
36. Make cuts along the stringy parts of the pork.
37. Flip it over and repeat the same procedure again.
38. Coat both the sides of the pork with flour. Shake off excess flour.
39. Dip the pork in the beaten egg mixture.
40. Finally coat with the fresh bread crumbs.
41. Check if the oil is hot enough.
42. Gently place the pork tenderloin in the oil.
43. Deep fry it for 2-3 minutes on medium heat.
44. Flip it over and cook the other side for 2-3 minutes until browned evenly.
45. Take it out and place on a kitchen paper towel.
46. Cut the tonkatsu into 1 inch pieces.
47. Serve rice in a plate.
48. Line up the cut tonkatsu over the rice.
49. Serve the curry on the tonkatsu.
2. Cut the half onion into 1 inch pieces. Cut the onion into 6 wedges. Make 3 cuts perpendicular to the first cuts.
3. Cut the stem end of the egg plant and trim off the cap. Peel the egg plant. Partially peel the eggplant in stripped pattern.
4. Roughly chop it into rolling wedges.
5. Cut the bell pepper into half. Remove the seeds and chop it into 1 inch pieces.
6. Remove the peel from the apple.
7. Soak the apple in salt water.
8. Grate the carrot coarsely.
9. Grate the garlic and the ginger.
10. Take out the curry block from the package and chop it into fine pieces.
11. Add olive oil in the sauce pan.
12. Add the finely chopped onion and fry it for 5 minutes.
13. Reduce the heat and stir continuously to avoid scortching.
14. Fry the onion for 10 minutes and make it golden brown.
15. Add the coarsely grated carrot.
16. Fry for 2-3 more minutes.
17. Add grated garlic and ginger and stir until aromatic.
18. Add curry powder and fry for 2-3 minutes on low heat.
19. Add the eggplant and the onion.
20. Stir until the vegetables are coated with oil.
21. Add the canned tomato and water.
22. Crumble the soup stock cube.
23. Split the dry bay leaf and add it to the mixture.
24. Simmer for about 10 minutes on low heat.
25. Turn off the stove and add the chopped curry block.
26. Stir lightly and dissolve the curry block.
27. Grate the apple into the sauce pan.
28. Add the bell pepper and turn on the stove.
29. Put the lid back again.
30. Stir from the bottom to avoid scorching.
31. Simmer for couple of more minutes on low heat until the bell pepper becomes soft.
32. Break the egg into a bowl.
33. Place half of the egg in a tray, add water and mix it well.
34. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the pork.
35. Flip it over and sprinkle salt and pepper.
36. Make cuts along the stringy parts of the pork.
37. Flip it over and repeat the same procedure again.
38. Coat both the sides of the pork with flour. Shake off excess flour.
39. Dip the pork in the beaten egg mixture.
40. Finally coat with the fresh bread crumbs.
41. Check if the oil is hot enough.
42. Gently place the pork tenderloin in the oil.
43. Deep fry it for 2-3 minutes on medium heat.
44. Flip it over and cook the other side for 2-3 minutes until browned evenly.
45. Take it out and place on a kitchen paper towel.
46. Cut the tonkatsu into 1 inch pieces.
47. Serve rice in a plate.
48. Line up the cut tonkatsu over the rice.
49. Serve the curry on the tonkatsu.
Editors Review
Looking for some traditional Japanese recipes? This one is a must try. The Japanese Katsu curry is a great blend of crispy katsu and the delicious, creamy curry. Watch the video now and surprise your family this weekend with this recipe.Comments
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