Japanese style curry with Ground Beef and Eggplants

Today’s recipe is ” Ground Beef curry with eggplants“.

Recently, I found good quality beef at Arabic supermarket “Akhavan” in the west island.
They are very fresh and good price!
So, I use their ground beef very often.

I make ground beef curry.
This recipe inspired by Keema curry, but arranged Japanese style.

I also find good eggplants  at that store.
They are very good for curry!

Japanese style curry with Ground Beef and Eggplants.

<Ingredients>

• Eggplant 1 unit
• Ground beef　600 g
• Chicken stock （or water）1500 cc
• Grated garlic  20 ｇ
• Grated Ginger  20 g
• A)Whole:Laurel　４pieces
• A)Whole:Clove 15 Pieces
• A)Whole: Black pepper ２0 pieces
• A)Whole:White pepper ２0 pieces
• A)Whole:Chili pepper ２units
• A)Whole: Fennel　２Tbsp
• B)Powder:Cumin ２Tbsp
• B)Powder:Coriander　1 Tbsp
• B)Powder:Turmeric　1 tsp
• B)Powder:Cayenne pepper ２tsp
• Minced Onion 300 g
• Minced Carrot 100 g
• Onion caramelize 200 g
• Salt 3~4 tsp
• Tomato paste 50 g
• Red wine 2 Tbsp
• Flour 4 Tbsp
• Canola oil 200 cc
• Lard 30 g (optional)

＜Recipe＞

1. Brown (A）spices with Canola oil at low heat. Filter with mesh bowl.
2. Pour filtered oil into a big pan and brown grated garlic and ginger.
3. Add minced onion and carrot, then stir.
4. Add lard (optional) and ground beef, then stir.
5. Add ( B) spices, then stir.
6. Add onions caramelized, then stir.
7. Add flour, then stir.
8. Add Red wine then stir.
9. Add chicken stock (or water) and tomato paste. Then simmer for a while.
10. Cut eggplant and saute another frying pan.
11. Add  the eggplant in curry, simmer for a while.
12. Serve curry and rice.
    Optional serve with boiled egg or Fukujinzuke.

Italian Eggplant/Small

I found this Small Italian eggplant at  the Arabic super market.

It is packed in a plastic bag with air hole each unit.
They are smaller than American eggplant, but larger than Japanese.
As you know, they are good for tomato sauce, but also curry! 

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