Perfect Homemade Katsu Curry

We all know that you can't make fried food taste better than it already does right wrong .

So today we're making curry katsu .

If you don't know what this is .

This is basically two of my most favorite foods of all time combining Japanese curry and katsu .

What more do you want ?

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So anyway , curry Katsu , this is exactly what I discarded as it is pork .

Katsu served over rice with a nice Japanese curry .

Now , traditionally you'll see old potatoes and peas and carrots and oh my God , look at the little curse like a little stew .

If you want to add that , that's up to you .

But at the end of the day , it is about that curry sauce and we're gonna make the most splendid velvety , beautiful sauce to go with the Crispiest pork katsu of your life .

With all that being said , let's make this shall we ?

Human beings love to overcomplicate things .

So let's simplify this process .

This consists of four components .

The katsu , the curry obviously sweaty , perfectly cooked rice and optional Yukari pickled cabbage .

Now , while that's optional , we're going to begin with the pickle .

Give yourself half a head of red cabbage , slice it as thinly as you can .

Now , if you want those slices paper thin and ultra consistent , then you can totally use a mandolin .

Just pray to the man and God that your hands survive .

And by that , I mean , be careful because this is easily the most ruthless and dangerous kitchen utensil in the entire universe , place it into a large container and snag yourself a medium sized sauce pot and add two cups or 480 mL of rice vinegar .

One cup or 240 mils of water , two tablespoons or 30 g of granulated sugar and one tablespoon or 14 g of salt set that over a medium high .

And as soon as that brother comes to a boil , cut the heat and stir in one tablespoon or 8 g of Yuri Shiso rice seasoning , then immediately pour your hot pickle liquid over your cap and you're going to use all of that .

Now to ensure that it stays submerged at a sandwich bag filled with water closed and on top , then just let that sit at room temp until it completely cools down .

And you now have Yukari pickled cabbage , remove the weight and keep it in your fridge .

All right , let's dive right into the main event .

The curry first in a large sauce pot at a quarter cup or 56 g of unsalted butter set over medium heat .

Then once melted and bulin added sweet onions that have and Julien cook those string .

Often adjusting your heat back and forth from medium to low , medium to low to avoid it burning for 30 to 45 minutes .

Now , you may have moments where the pan is a tattoo dry and it's kind of starting to burn .

So , feel free to add a small splash of water when that happens to deglaze the bottom .

Now , while those are cooking , bring one quart of good chicken stock to a boiled and add a quarter cup or 20 g of dried and sliced Chiaki mushrooms .

After about two minutes , your shroom should be remove the mushrooms and place to the side .

Now , what's your is beautifully deep caramelized ?

They're ready .

Get an oddly large green apple peel that bad boy and grate it .

Then add that to your caramelized onion along with one tablespoon or 15 g of tomato paste .

Stir that together , add your rehydrated mushrooms that you forgot and let that saute for 3 to 5 minutes or until the apple is softened , then remove all of that and place it in a bowl to the side .

Now , this is where people would just add a pre-made Japanese curry mix , right ?

Where the hell do you think you are , buddy ?

We're making our own , adding a half cup or 112 g of unsalted butter set over medium heat and once melted in buble whi skin half a cup or 75 g of all purpose flour cook that while constantly whisking for about 30 seconds .

Then add one tablespoon or 12 g of Guam Masala , a quarter cup or 30 g of S and B curry powder , 1.5 teaspoons or 7 g of list that together and let that toast for about one minute stirring occasionally .

Then add back all of your make sure .

Then add one tablespoon or 14 g of dark soy sauce , two tablespoons or 25 g of Worcester sauce sauce dish or rooster sauce .

You know what I'm sick of it .

Rename this one tablespoon or 15 grams of honey .

Then whisk in that one quart of Shiitake mushroom fortified chicken stock .

Let that heat stirring often until thickened and let it simmer for two minutes .

Adjust the salt levels to taste , then pop that bad boy in a blender and blend on high speed until extraordinarily smooth .

And when I say smooth , mean like velvet , please just wait the extra 30 seconds once that's the correct consistency .

While constantly blending , you're gonna add in 3.5 tablespoons or 50 g of cold butter , one tablespoon at a time until all of it's added and emulsified .

That should make your sauce beautifully glossy and smooth .

And all you got to do is pass it through a fine mesh strainer or sin into a new pot and simply keep it warm .

I mean , look at this thing that is one of the most luxurious and delicious Japanese curries that will ever touch your lips if you did it right ?

Which you did , right .

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Now , I've touched on rice many , many times .

I'll make this quick wash your rice you're not allowed to make this recipe .

If you do not wash it plain and simple , fine mesh strainer in a bowl filled with water , agitate , discard water and repeat one more time .

Pop that in the greatest rice cooker on earth .

Equal parts water .

This is a short grain Tamaki gold rice , by the way , close the lid , press the on button and you have perfect rice .

It's that easy .

No more rice porridge , please .

Ok .

It's katsu time .

Now .

You need four boneless pork chops .

Sure .

You can use the kind of loin chops that come from a center cut pork loin roast .

But I actually prefer to get the nice fatty rib chops like these and simply cut them off the bone .

See , the problem is everyone likes to trim the fat off .

What do you not want any of the juicy Juicy squirt squirt first .

Once you've got your de bone pork , the fat cap nicely all the way down .

So your meat doesn't curl while it's cooking .

Then optionally on the exposed meat portion , you can very lightly score it with a sharp knife in a crosshatch pattern .

No more than an eighth of an inch deep on both sides and using a meat melo or in this case , a little pot , I'll order it later .

It's fine .

Anyway , you're gonna beat them brothers down until they're about half an inch thick .

Then season them generously with salt and just a tiny , little bit of yes .

Then place them in the fridge covered to cure for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight .

Now , once you're ready to fry , the breading station is one of the easiest in the game .

You need one bowl filled with half a cup or 75 g of all purpose flour .

Another bowl filled with two eggs and a splash of water beaten until homogenous and one bowl with two cups or 240 g of panco bread crumbs .

Then all you gotta do is take each chop one at a time .

Give them a nice toss in the flour coat .

Every little crevice , shake off the excess .

Then dip and coat every single angle in egg wash , let that drain slightly and finally press into the panko bread crumbs , ensuring every square inch is coated with panco .

You know how I feel about uncoated portions of meat .

It's a no good .

Now , just repeat that with all of your chops and fill a large heavy but pot with about 2.5 inches worth of vegetable oil heated to 3 40 °F and fry your pork chops 1 to 2 at a time , depending on the size of your pot .

Like these were so thick that it was kind of difficult to fit more than one .

So that's totally fine and fry for 46 minutes or until you pull out something so beautifully golden brown and crisp that the human brain automatically knows that it's going to be then just repeat with olive desu .

Now we assemble , get yourself a nice bowl , add a nice generous portion of rice , leaving a little pocket on the edge for your curry and in that pocket ladle in as much or as little curry as you desire .

This is also where you might add some steamed veg if you wish for that to be in your curry .

Now , a reminder , do not slice your katsu until you're ready to serve .

So now we are going to slice it and on top of that , you should listen to this .

Oh Good Lord .

Now add that to your bowl kind of just barely dipping its toesies in the curry .

Then that Yukari pickled cabbage , nice little heap of it .

A generous sprinkling of fia of choice and finally some very thinly sliced green onion .

I slice my green onion on a steep thin bias to get the shape .

And there she is a beautiful bowl of curry katsu could not be more lovely .

Just looking at this .

I feel like a proud father watching my bowl of curry Katsu graduate college .

I'm shedding a tear and wait a minute .

Now , I'm hungry .

It's time to eat .

Wow .

Take a look at this lower .

That's something special out there .

Oh my God .

This one has been soaking in sauce and I bet you it's still crunchy , won't you ?

Where is everybody ?

I'm not here anymore ?

Mama Vikram Kendrick weirdly .

Enough .

I don't feel alone .

That was an ethereal experience .

I think that I met what looked to be some form of a deity .

Let's talk about how this literally just blew my pants clear off of my body .

The curry sauce .

This is utterly ridiculous and it wouldn't be made possible without all the perfect spices , the harmony of cooking it gently , perfectly , beautifully caramelizing those onions , but more specifically that MS G bringing it home .

This is ridiculous .

I mean the crunch .

You heard it ?

It's delectable .

It's rich and yet cleansing .

At the same time , the chew of the rice brings it all together .

This is easily one of the greatest dishes of all time and this is one of the best ways that you will ever make it , take it or leave it pal .

You wanna know what else is full of hot ladling of sauce and crunchy dreams be roll .

All right guys .

And that is it .

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So now back to this curry cots .

So I I really don't know what to say other than like the sauce .

Perfect the pork .

perfect .

The rice .

Perfect .

Everything was oh , of course .

The pickles too , right ?

You could use any pickle .

You want bread and butter pickles on there .

Dang Every single element of this dish needs to be focused on and given your full attention to you .

I don't want the pork katsu and the curry sauce to be perfect .

But then the rice be mushy .

OK ?

Remember the rule .

Wash your dang rats and with all that being said , if you enjoyed this video or you learn something and leave a like subscribe and I will see you next time baby .