Japanese Curry & Rice

Here's something that you cook once, and it'll probably feed you for three days straight (a whole week if you're only cooking for yourself)! Plus, once you throw in veggies, it's pretty much a balanced meal (or at least, I consider it to be), so you only cook one dish to go with your rice =)

Lazy people, being lazy, I bought this gigantic packet of japanese curry. Cooked it on like Monday, and we had enough for lunch and dinner all the way to Wednesday for the two of us! Just need to reheat each time you eat! ^_^

Ingredients

1 Onion - diced

No need for any explanations here

A handful of baby carrots

I get baby carrots because I don't have to chop them! They are small enough that they cook very quickly.







2 handfulls of small potatoes

Same reason as above. I got these from Costco. Only thing I needed to do was to wash them up. If you are more cheapskate, get russet potatoes, skin them, and cut them up into 1.5" cubes.

2 lbs of meat - cubed

I used pork here, but you can essentially use any meat you like. Beef works just as well. I bought these in bulk from Costco, and had cubed them before I froze them up. You can always get ready-cubed meat (usually for stewing). Then you don't have to cut them either! =) Note that my  cubes are probably too big, I was just lazy so I didn't cut them up further. You can cut them into half the size of mine and it will probably work better.

8.4 oz Golden Curry Sauce Mix

This is the large packet. And it doesn't matter which spicy level you choose, just depends on your preference. I used the Hot one, but really, it wasn't spicy at all in my opinion. Next time I'll try Extra Hot.





6 cups of hot water
The instructions on the box will tell you to add water (not hot water). I pre-boiled my water so that I don't have to wait a god-awful amount of time for the water to boil in my pot. It's still fine.


Instructions

1. Dice onions, wash potatoes. Boil water. Cook rice.
2. Heat up oil. Once hot, add onions. Saute until translucent.
3. Add meat. Fry until brown (all of the meat must be cooked on the outside).
4. Add carrots & potatoes
5. Add hot water and bring to a boil.
6. Turn heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Break up the curry mix and add them to the pot. Stir until completely mixed in (this will take a few minutes).
8. Serve!

Japanese curry with rice - カレーライス

Nice leh! Easy leh! These are one of my many 1-dish meals that I make with simple ingredients. No need to hunt high and low for crazy spices and herbs and veggies when you can just buy them ready prepared! =) And no need to make 2 or more dishes to go with your rice since you get meat + veggies all in one dish!

 

Oh, and if you end up having leftover sauce, you can always throw in sausages and brats, and boil carrots and potatoes separately before throwing them in ^_^