SAN JOSE – A community event sponsored by San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin and Wesley United Methodist Church took place on November 16.
“San Jose Japantown Curry Cook-Off” celebrated their second year of this fun and flavorful event. This year, 9 cooks or teams created their version of curry. The samples of curry were served on a tray for each visitor to tantalize their palate and place their ballot for their favorite curry.
They were also treated with side dishes generously donated by local restaurants or businesses. During the tasting, a live band entertained the room with their cool sounds.
Mike Inouye, NBC Bay Area’s week- day morning traffic anchor kept the crowd afloat of the announcements throughout the event.
The proceeds benefited San Jose JACL and NikkeiWest Newspaper!
The first place curry and recipient of the “GOLDEN LADLE” went to Neal Kodama for his Instant Pot Beef Curry. He generously shared his recipe with our readers!
Instant Pot Beef Curry
Ingredients:
- 3 – 4 lbs. Chuck pot roast diced into ~ 1” square pieces, removing
any fat and gristle. - 1 large onion chopped ~ ½”
- 2 medium carrots diced into ~ ½” rangiri (random) style
- 4 medium potatoes diced into ~ ½” cubes
- 32 oz beef broth
- 1 package Vermont Curry (House Foods) finely diced
- ½ package Golden Curry (S&B) finely diced
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
Instructions:
- Put Instant Pot in sauté mode and sauté onions with olive oil until
translucent. - Remove onions
- Brown chuck pot roast until outsides brown
- Pour in beef broth, cover, and pressure cook for 15 minutes on
high pressure - Quick release after 15 minutes
- Remove pot roast and strain liquid with strainer or cheesecloth to
remove any impurities and fat - Mix liquid, pot roast, onions, carrots, and potatoes in Instant Pot
- Put diced curry roux on the top of the mixture. Do not mix in, it
will scorch the bottom - Pressure cook for 2 minutes on high pressure (adjust times for
desired vegetable texture) - Quick release after 2 minutes
- Mix and serve over rice or udon noodles (my favorite way to eat it)
