Katsu Curry

Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Slice the onions very thinly.
  2. 2Melt the butter until it turns hazelnut brown to make a roux.
  3. 3Add curry and garam masala to the roux and simmer.
  4. 4Sauté the onions with a little salt until reduced.
  5. 5Add a little broth to the onions.
  6. 6Add muscovado sugar, umeboshi puree, and soy sauce to the onion mixture.
  7. 7Simmer the onion mixture for a few minutes before mixing it.
  8. 8Cut the pork or chicken thickly.
  9. 9Dredge the pork/chicken in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs, then egg again, and finally breadcrumbs.
  10. 10Fry the breaded pork/chicken in oil at 170 degrees Celsius for a few minutes until cooked.
  11. 11Drain the fried pork/chicken on paper towels.
  12. 12Serve with Japanese rice, cabbage, and Tonkatsu sauce.

Ingredients

  • 4 gros onions
  • 2 cm fresh ginger
  • 1.5 L dashi broth (dried bonito) or vegetable broth
  • 100 g butter
  • 100 g flour
  • 30 g ground curry
  • 15 g ground garam masala
  • 1 bonne pincée salt
  • 4 cuil. à soupe molasses or muscovado syrup
  • 2 cuil. à soupe umeboshi puree
  • 2 cuil. à soupe soy sauce (triple fermentation is best)
  • 0.5 cuil. à café sesame oil
  • 4 pork loin chops or chicken fillet
  • 2 eggs
  • flour
  • Panko breadcrumbs
  • 240 g cooked Japanese rice
  • Tonkatsu sauce

Equipment

oilpaper towels