How to Make Tasty Instant Pot Japanese Curry

Instant Pot Japanese Curry. Japanese curry is easily one of the top national dishes of Japan, behind sushi, ramen, and miso soup. It is distinctly Japanese, varying enough from Indian or Thai curries to be its own. Making Japanese curry in the Instant Pot® ensures the texture is perfect, and the meat, if used, is tender and juicy.

When the pot is hot, add the onion, minced garlic and ginger. Turn the Instant Pot on and press the Sauté button, allow the pot to heat up slightly. Once the onions start to turn golden, add the chicken, ginger and garlic and stir all together. You can cook Instant Pot Japanese Curry using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Japanese Curry

1. Prepare 2 blocks of curry (golden + vermount).
2. You need 2 lbs of beef.
3. You need of Carrot.
4. You need of Baby Potatoes.
5. It's of Onion.
6. It's of Cherry tomatoes.

Press sauté on the instant pot and choose more/high heat setting. Add the diced onions, ginger, curry powder, garam masala, garlic and flour then sauté for a few minutes to cook the flour and spices. This Instant Pot Japanese curry is made with tender pieces of chicken thigh simmered in a rich and creamy broth of coconut milk, curry paste and vegetables. We are just so in love with this Japanese curry.

Instant Pot Japanese Curry step by step

1. Air fry baby potatoes in 400 F for 10 minutes.
2. Chop onion.
3. Cut beef into cubes.
4. Set instant pot to saute mode and put in the sliced onions until aromatic.
5. Add the beef and stir fry until half cooked, insert the water only until it covers the beef and onion.
6. Add the 2 blocks of curry block and set to stew mode for 20 minutes.
7. Once it ready, open the instant pot and add carrot and cherry tomatoes, set to pressure cook for another 10 minutes.
8. Once its ready, add the air fry potatoes, taste it, add salt/pepper to taste, voila, ready to eat.

Create Japanese Curry: Remove and set aside the oven-safe bowl with potato chunks and chicken. Press Cancel button, then Sauté button to heat up the sauce. Stir-in Japanese curry roux one cube at a time to thicken the sauce. Taste the sauce after each curry roux has melted, then determine if more cubes are necessary. When the pot is hot, add the onion, minced garlic and ginger.