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Japanese chicken curry recipe (inspired by Golden Curry)

Japanese Chicken Curry Recipe

  • Author: Irena Macri
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 35 mins
  • Total Time: 50 mins
  • Yield: 3-4 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: Curry
  • Cuisine: Japanese

Description

You can use chicken, beef or pork in this curry. White potatoes can be easily replaced with sweet potatoes or other root vegetables of your choice – pumpkin, squash, parsnips, swedes etc. Serve it with regular or cauliflower rice, quinoa, green veggies and a side salad.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 600 g / 1 lb chicken thigh meat, diced roughly (I used thighs on the bone, which I cut into pieces and left one piece on the bone. I quite like cooking stews and curries with bones for extra flavour and gelatin)
  • 2 teaspoons ghee or coconut oil
  • 1 medium brown onion, diced finely
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger (powdered could be used, about 1 teaspoon)
  • 2 medium carrots, diced into cubes or sliced
  • 2 medium white potatoes, peeled and diced into cubes
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons mild curry powder
  • 2 large cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (thicker, more aged variety is best)
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons Tamari (gluten-free soy sauce) or coconut aminos
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 2/3 cup frozen peas
  • 2 teaspoons arrowroot powder (or tapioca)

Instructions

  1. Cut up chicken thighs into pieces and set aside. Skin on or off is completely up to you.
  2. Heat ghee in a medium saucepan or a casserole pot over medium heat. Add the onion and a quarter of a teaspoon of salt and sauté for 3-4 minutes, until slightly softened.
  3. Add the ginger and chicken, turn the heat to medium-high, and stir for a minute or two.
  4. Then add the carrots, potatoes, curry, garlic, balsamic vinegar, tomato paste, tamari, fish sauce and salt and stir for a minute, until everything is nice and brown.
  5. Then pour in the chicken stock, stir and bring to boil. Cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.
  6. After 15 minutes, uncover, add the peas and stir. Cooke for a further 10 minutes without the lid. This will evaporate some of the liquid and thicken the sauce.
  7. Finally, to thicken the sauce further, add 4-5 tablespoons of the sauce from the pot to a small bowl and mix in the arrowroot flour. Whisk it with a fork until it’s more or less combined, although you will probably have a few lumps and that’s ok. Add this mixture back to the pot and stir everything through. Turn off the heat and let it all come together in peace and harmony.
  8. Serve with cauliflower rice or regular rice and some extra vegetables on the side.

Notes

Arrowroot powder. You could also use some tapioca powder or cassava flour, which will have a similar thickening effect.

Meat. You can use diced chicken thighs or breast meat. Pork and turkey would also work well in this recipe.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 403
  • Sugar: 11.6 g
  • Sodium: 944.4 mg
  • Fat: 10.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 39.5 g
  • Protein: 37.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 144.6 mg
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