Japanese Beef Curry

amount preparation
Apple/Fuji 1/8th Grated
Bay Leaf 1
Beef/Chuck 500g Cube ~4cm. Salt & Pepper, lightly flour
Butter/Unsalted 2 tablespoons
Carrot 1 / 250g Peel & cut diagonally (rangiri)
Curry Powder/Japenese/J&B 1/2 tablespoon
Flour/All Purpose 1 tablespoon
Garlic 1 knob
Ginger 1 knob grated
Mushroom/Cremini 100g Thin slices
Oil/Canola 2 tablespoons
Onion/Brown 2 thinly sliced
Pepper/Black
Potato/Russet 1 / 300g Peel, cut & soak in water (to remove starch)
Salt/Kosher
Stock/Beef 4 cups
Tomato/Paste 1 tablespoon
Wine/Red 1/2 Cup

Directions

  1. Peel & cut potato. Soak in water to remove starch
  2. Add half oil & butter to dutch oven
  3. Saute onions for ~25minutes.
  4. Once onions are tender, translucent and a bit carmelized remove from the pot
  5. Sear beef in dutch oven, ~3-4min until brown and crusty. Remove beef
  6. Semi deglaze dutch oven with Red wine
  7. Add caramelized onion
  8. Add ginger and garlic
  9. deglaze with remainder of wine
  10. Once heated add curry powder and tomato paste. Saute for ~1 minute
  11. Add seared beef & any juices
  12. Add carrots and mushrooms
  13. Add beef stock to just cover ingredients & bring to boil
  14. Skim off scum and fat (fill cut with water to help clean skimmer)
  15. Add apple
  16. Add worcestershire sauce and milk (?)
  17. When beef is tender, add potato in last 15 minute
  18. Disolve curry roux, add as much as wanted for taste
  19. Simmer on lowest heat, until thick (3-5 minutes)

Notes

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