Name: Japanese-style chicken curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 prepared roast chicken (see recipe below) -; 1 tbsp vegetable oil -; 2 onions, thickly sliced -; 2 large garlic cloves, finely grated -; 25g ginger, peeled and grated -; 45g unsalted butter -; 30g plain flour -; 1 tbsp medium curry powder -; ½ tsp garam masala -; 850ml vegetable stock -; 1 tbsp soy sauce -; 1 tbsp honey -; 2 tsp rice wine vinegar -; 500g Maris Piper potatoes, cut into eighths -; 3 large carrots, sliced on the diagonal -; Cooked short-grain white rice -; Sliced spring onions -; Japanese pickles (optional) -

Ingredients for - Japanese-style chicken curry

1. 1 prepared roast chicken (see recipe below)

2. 1 tbsp vegetable oil

3. 2 onions, thickly sliced

4. 2 large garlic cloves, finely grated

5. 25g ginger, peeled and grated

6. 45g unsalted butter

7. 30g plain flour

8. 1 tbsp medium curry powder

9. ½ tsp garam masala

10. 850ml vegetable stock

11. 1 tbsp soy sauce

12. 1 tbsp honey

13. 2 tsp rice wine vinegar

14. 500g Maris Piper potatoes, cut into eighths

15. 3 large carrots, sliced on the diagonal

16. Cooked short-grain white rice

17. Sliced spring onions

18. Japanese pickles (optional)

How to cook deliciously - Japanese-style chicken curry

1 . Stage

For the sauce, heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole or pan over a medium heat and cook the onions for 10 mins until lightly golden. Mix in the garlic and ginger, and cook gently for a couple of minutes until fragrant. Add the butter and, once sizzling, stir in the flour, curry powder and garam masala. Cook for 3-4 mins until the mixture has darkened in colour. Gradually ladle in the stock, stirring well after each addition.

2 . Stage

Bring to a gentle simmer and add the soy sauce, honey and vinegar. Stir in the potatoes and carrots, then cover and simmer for about 15-20 mins until the sauce has thickened and the vegetables are cooked. Season to taste, adding a splash more stock if it’s too thick. Slice the chicken and serve with the rice. Spoon over the sauce and scatter over the spring onions. Serve with Japanese pickles, if you like.