Japanese🍚 Starches

Slow Cooker Japanese Curry Rice

Name: Slow Cooker Japanese Curry Rice
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 90 g pork shoulder loin; 75 g onion; 25 g carrot; 50 g potato; 40 g grated apple; 90 ml water; 60 ml black coffee; ½ tsp grated garlic; 1 Japanese curry roux

⏱ 480 min🍽 Serves 1

Japanese curry rice made effortlessly in a slow cooker. Long, gentle cooking transforms tough cuts of pork into incredibly tender meat. Two secret ingredients—black coffee and grated apple—add depth of flavor and umami while naturally tenderizing the meat, elevating simple curry roux into restaurant-quality results.

Adapted from a video by JAPANESE COOKING CHANNEL

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Ingredients

pork shoulder loin90 g
onion75 g
carrot25 g
potato50 g
grated apple40 g
water90 ml
black coffee60 ml
grated garlic½ tsp
Japanese curry rouxGolden Curry recommended if purchasing outside Japan1

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1
Roughly chop 75g of onion into large pieces.
2
Roughly chop 25g of carrot into large pieces.
3
Chop the potato into large pieces.
4
Grate 40g of apple.
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Place 90g of pork shoulder loin in the slow cooker and add 1/2 tsp of grated garlic.
6
Add the roughly chopped carrots and onion.
7
Add the potatoes cut into large pieces.
8
Pour in 60ml of black coffee as a secret ingredient to enhance flavor.
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Add the grated apple to enhance flavor and help tenderize the pork.
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Pour in 90ml of water, stir gently, and cook in the slow cooker for 6 to 8 hours.
11
Add the Japanese curry roux about 30 minutes before cooking is done.
12
Cover and wait about 5 minutes for the roux to dissolve completely.
13
Once the roux is completely dissolved, simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until fully infused.
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The meat chunks should be very tender and can be lightly broken apart if desired. Serve over rice.

Slow Cooker Japanese Curry Rice

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