what is the secret to japanese curry?

[Anonymous No.15580709]

how do i get the curry to taste good and not bad? i have used boxed curry cubes and i have made the roux from scratch but it never tastes quite right.

[Anonymous No.15580720]

>>15580709
massaman curry

[Anonymous No.15580725]

Make the roux from scratch but this time cook well

[Anonymous No.15580726]

darker roux
and don't skip grating an apple

[Anonymous No.15580728]

>>15580709
Have you tried killing yourself, you tastelet?

[Anonymous No.15580744]

>>15580728
why is japanese cuisine so hilariously bad?
the main staple dish of nipponland is sushi which is literally just fish on rice
their curry is just watered soup
ramen is just inferior version of authentic Chinese noodles
even instant noodles is taiwanese (Chinese) and not from japan

why could the nips not make a satisfactory cuisine?

[Anonymous No.15580759]

>>15580726
>and don't skip grating an apple
Not OP, but I never got how apples work in curry. At what stage of the cooking should I add it? How much? Aren't carrots already a sweetener?

[Anonymous No.15580770]

>>15580759
There's no carrot in the sauce

[Anonymous No.15580787]

>>15580770
wut?

[Anonymous No.15580800]

>>15580728
no matter what board I go to I get the same personalities.

[Anonymous No.15580801]

>>15580787
Adding large chunks of carrot at the end to just cook through does not impart any significant sweetness to the sauce

[Anonymous No.15580819]

>>15580728
yes, but making curry is the one thing that brings joy to my life, and so i reconsidered it all

[Anonymous No.15580824]

>>15580800
Why ask such a silly question?
>how do I curry good
How the fuck are we supposed to answer that
Just find a good recipe and make it properly

[Anonymous No.15580827]

>>15580770

[Anonymous No.15580843]

>>15580827

[Anonymous No.15580844]

Gerber baby slush a la rice

[Anonymous No.15580848]

>>15580843

[Anonymous No.15580860]

>>15580848
The sauce is a curry spiced roux, there are no carrots cooked into it. Throwing some large pieces of carrots in for the last twenty minutes does not suddenly make it a carrot sauce - there's almost no carrot flavour in the sauce.

[Anonymous No.15580862]

>>15580801
That is why I put them at the beggining. Clever right?
and this>>15580827

[Anonymous No.15580867]

>>15580709
https://youtu.be/UgzHVWm31OA?t=283

(beef stock/gravy)

[Anonymous No.15580869]

>>15580709
Have you considered that maybe you just don't like japanese curry?

[Anonymous No.15580878]

It's Dashi (出汁). Japanese stock made out of Katsuobushi and Seeweed.

https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/hondashi/

Just make a curry gumbo but add Dashi before thickening the soup. The first time I tried I could not believe how close it tasted to the original thing.

[Anonymous No.15580881]

>>15580709
have you considered you may dislike nip curry?
because that may be it
>>15580770
>>15580801
>>15580860
>sauce
it's a stew, there's no sauce in a stew, just the thickened broth
a sauce would be something you make separately from the curry, but the thick part IS the curry
>the sauce is a spiced roux
that's the thickener for the broth, roux is not a sauce

[Anonymous No.15580903]

>>15580860
Curry is the whole experience, meat potatoes and carrots included

[Anonymous No.15580906]

>>15580869
No I like japanese curry. The meat, carrots, potatoes are delicious. It goes great with a cup of coffee. I just want to improve my curry. It tasted mediocre 2/3 times and good 1/3 times so I am looking for wisdom.

[Anonymous No.15580949]

>>15580881
None of this changes the fact that the sauce features almost no carrot flavour and just coincidentally happens to be used with carrots

[Anonymous No.15580974]

>>15580709
Use a good stock instead of water. Add aromatics like garlic, ginger, chili and diced onion. For sweetness add honey or grated apple. Add a little tonkatsu, Worcestershire or soy sauce sauce. My curry never tastes the same cos I experiment with different additions but it always tastes delicious.

[Anonymous No.15581002]

>>15580744
So much this
Jap curry is sucks

[Anonymous No.15581048]

>>15581002
no

[Anonymous No.15581061]

eat it first then poop it out and eat it again its better the second time

[Anonymous No.15581112]

>>15581048
yes

[Anonymous No.15581122]

I add some apple juice or apple cider vinegar personally, last time I made curry it was delicious.

[Anonymous No.15581162]

>>15581112
is that real?

[Anonymous No.15581325]

Should I add chicken stock instead of water when making jap curry to make it more flavorful?

[Anonymous No.15581405]

>>15580974
try adding different things. beef tendon always improves stews and curries for me. do you add daikon?

[Anonymous No.15581448]

>>15581325
yes definitely. even a lot of indian curries have a meat stock as the base.
liquidy dishes like soups, stews, and curries are all similar in that many call for a meat broth or stock as the base, or a vegetable broth as the base.
the ones that don't usually cheat by calling for a tomato sauce or paste as the base, or coconut milk or dairy (cream, milk, yogurt).>>15581122
juice works too like in some carribean dishes

you can use water, or even water plus powdered sttock but it won't be as good as stock

[Anonymous No.15581490]

I always go overboard with the flour when making the roux, and it ends up clumpy. What's a good ratio of broth:flour /ck/?

[Anonymous No.15581692]

>>15580862
You're explicitly not meant to include the carrots at the beginning.

[Anonymous No.15581699]

>>15581490
I don't measure the liquid I use or whatever, but I do 40g flour 40g butter for 5 reasonable servings

[Anonymous No.15581712]

>>15580709
The secret to japanese curry is to make indian curry instead.

[Anonymous No.15581746]

>>15580709
I have used Golden Curry, followed the directions on the box, and it tasted exactly the same as curry I have had in restaurants in Japan.

[Anonymous No.15582091]

>>15580881
you don't cook it with the meat, you pour it over it, so it's a sauce.

[Anonymous No.15582190]

>>15581692
>You're explicitly not meant to include the carrots at the beginning.
says who? Ramsey? Fagusea?

[Anonymous No.15582200]

where my spicy boys at

[Anonymous No.15582202]

>>15581448
How many cups of chicken stock do I use?

[Anonymous No.15582274]

>>15582202
Start with 3/4 cup, if you're making a decent amount.

[Anonymous No.15582476]

Jap curry is fucking terrible and I've tried more than a few times trying to like it. Let's face it, people who "enjoy" it are just weebs lying to themselves.

[Anonymous No.15582480]

This is the kind of slop that would get mocked to death in this board if it was british or american

[Anonymous No.15582576]

If your shit is just curry blocks and water, you're fucking up. I start my sauce with butter and grated onion, grated carrot, minced garlic, and minced ginger. Toast for a couple of minutes, then add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add half a grated apple, your curry blocks, and cook at a simmer for ~10 minutes. Add a grated potato and curry for 10 minutes more, allowing your sauce to thicken. There's your base curry sauce, feel free to add soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, or something like sambal for some heat.

[Anonymous No.15582733]

I just made some a few hours ago and it was the best I've ever made. Some good quality soy sauce and browning everything in one pot before adding the roux makes a huge difference. Also, use stock instead of just water. Would have added some xiaoxing or rice wine vinegar if I had any.

[Anonymous No.15583144]

>>15581405
Never used Daikon but I'm guessing it would work.

[Anonymous No.15583218]

>>15582091
>stew?
>nah, never heard of it, what is it?

[Anonymous No.15583254]

>>15582576
>grated potato
>worcestershire sauce
yeah just fuck my shit up senpai

[Anonymous No.15583505]

>>15580974
This, but you missed one thing if using cubes: take your sweet time and ignore the time suggestions on the box.

[Anonymous No.15583516]

>>15580744
Damn you're so cool

[Anonymous No.15583530]

>>15580709
My advice? Grow the fuck up. Except children, and retarded adult children, no one eats curry in Japan, besides Sapporo soup curry. But being a tastelet weeb, you're not talking about that.

[Anonymous No.15583623]

>>15580709
Add chutney to this recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTP5tRTY-7w

[Anonymous No.15583938]

>>15580744
I read this copypasta yesterday

[Anonymous No.15583951]

>>15580726
I use apricot jam, worcestershire, soy sauce, and ketchup. Makes really good curry.

[Anonymous No.15584013]

>>15583530
>seething this much about people enjoying food
please find more important things to get angery over

[Anonymous No.15584397]

You can improve it by making Indian or Thai curry and not this Jap bullshit they call curry.

[Anonymous No.15584454]

>>15580720
thats not jap you mongoloid fucking faggot retard. go kys

[Anonymous No.15584462]

>>15580744
>ramen is just inferior version of authentic Chinese noodles

so fucking true, I hate these reddit soyboys shilling ramen like it's the best thing every. a nice lamian with braised beef blows that shit out of the water every day of the week

[Anonymous No.15584470]

The boxes are good but head down to the local gook store and get one of these and make your own roux

[Anonymous No.15584603]

>>15581162
define real

[Anonymous No.15585284]

>>15582733
Looks thin as fuck

[Anonymous No.15585367]

>>15582200
Checking in, if your box isn't black then the cock you're sucking is.

[Anonymous No.15585372]

>>15580709
Msg