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Curry Pan

Yuka
Curry and bread are a perfect combination. In Japan, curry pan is a popular type of pastry, and every generation loves it. It is crispy outside with tasty curry inside. Carry pan is a great snack, lunch, or picnic food!
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 1 day
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 day 1 hour
Course Snack
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 6 people
Calories 353.42 kcal

Ingredients
  

Curry (1 day before you make curry pan)

  • 50 g ground meat pork, chicken or beef. You can skip this if you don't want meat.
  • 1/3 large onion Around 80g
  • 1/3 carrot Around 50g
  • 2 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 blocks curry roux Mild, Medium hot, Hot
  • 150 ml water

Bread

  • 200 g bread flour
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 100 g warm water About 90℉ (32℃)
  • 2 g dry yeast
  • 15 g unsalted butter
  • 1 large egg(s) 1 large egg is about 50g

Fry

  • 1 cup panko
  • water
  • 3 cup vegetable oil

Instructions
 

Curry (1 day before you make curry pan)

  • Dice the onion and carrot. Slice curry roux thinly.
  • Add onion and vegetable oil in a medium pot or pan with medium heat. Cook until onion turns clear.
  • Add ground meat. Cook until color changes.
  • Add diced carrot and water.
  • Bring to boil. After boiling, turn the heat to low and cook another 10 minutes.
  • Turn the heat off and add sliced curry roux. Make sure it all melts.
  • Turn the heat back and cook for 10 minutes on medium low heat.
    If you can't get rich and heavy texture, cook another 5-10 minutes depending on the texture you get.
  • In a container or deep plate, add the curry and cover then store for one day at room temperature.

Bread

  • Grab butter from the fridge 30 minutes before starting. Bring it to a room temperature.
  • In a small bowl, add egg and mix until the color gets evenly.
  • Use a medium or large bowl and add flour, sugar, dry yeast, salt, and the room temperature butter. Mix well.
  • Add warm water and the mixed egg to the bowl. Mix until the bough is getting corrected. Don't need to kneed a lot at this point.
  • Grab the dough and put on a kitchen counter or a cutting board. Kneed until there is no more flour left. Mix by folding everything until you can lift up the dough.
  • Tap the dough in the bowl for 5 minutes. It's ready if the dough barely sticks in the bowl.
  • Put the dough in a medium bowl with covering cling wrap. Wait until the dough gets about double in size.
  • Divide into 6 and shape them circle. Place the cough on a plate and cover with a cling wrap or a wet towel. Leave it for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, make the circle flat (about 4*4) by using your palm.
  • Curry - Prepare curry you made one day before. Divide into 6 pieces.
  • Add one piece of curry to the flat dough.
  • Fold the dough well and squeeze any gaps closed with your fingers.
  • Water the dough lightly in order to be able to cover with panko.
  • Cover with Panko.
  • In a medium size deep pan or pot, add oil. Bring to 320F° (160c°).
  • Add 2-3 dough balls at a time. Turn over a couple of times and take out when the bread turns brown. Each side is about 1 - 1 minutes 30 seconds.
  • This is great for lunch, or snack!

Nutrition

Calories: 353.42kcalCarbohydrates: 45.63gProtein: 8.32gFat: 14.34gSodium: 832.75mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 3.9g
Keyword bread, curry
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