japanese curry & rice with beef, zucchini, celery & tomato
- Serves: 5
- Calories: 613 kcal
- Total Time: 1 h 45 m
- Prep: 1 h 15 m
- Cook: 30 m
- Japanese: Gyuniku to zukkīni serori tomato no karē-raisu

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ingredients:
- 15 ounces beef
- 3/4 pound zucchini
- 6 ounces celery
- 14 ounces canned tomato (any type)
- without salt
- 6 garlic cloves
- 5 servings solid curry blocks
- a little salt
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 servings steamed rice

step 1:
Cut the beef into bite-size pieces. Slice the celery diagonally into 1 in. pieces. Slice the garlic cloves thinly.

step 2:
Put 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a pan and add the sliced garlic. Sear on low heat until you smell the odor of them cooking. Add the beef and celery. Sprinkle a little salt on top. Sear for a few minutes.

step 3:
Add the canned tomato, white wine and water. Simmer for 20 minutes.

step 4:
While simmering, cut the zucchini into 1/2 in. wide slices. Heat the remaining olive oil in a frying pan on a medium-low flame and sear the zucchini for a couple of minutes. Turn over and sear the opposite side for the same amount of time.

step 5:
Split the solid curry blocks and add them to the pan. Stir and add the zucchini. Simmer for about 5 minutes until the curry blocks are dissolved.

Serve over the steamed rice.
comment:
Because the acidity of tomato makes the taste of curry refreshing, it is very delicious and just right during hot weather.

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