Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Sapporo Chicken Soup Curry
札幌雞肉湯咖喱
Recipe overview
Bone-in chicken and chunky root vegetables simmer in a thin spiced curry broth.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 800 g bone-in chicken legs
- 300 g potatoes
- 200 g carrots
- 200 g broccoli
- 150 g onion
- 15 g ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
Soup curry seasoning
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1.2 L unsalted chicken stock
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 0.25 tsp salt
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Tools
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- sieve
- kitchen paper
- lidded pot
- food tongs
- serving plate
- spatula
- measuring spoons
- measuring jug
- ladle
- food thermometer
- serving bowls
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Steps
Step 1
Dice onion finely and mince ginger and garlic
Dice onion finely and mince ginger and garlic.
Step 2
Peel potatoes and carrots and cut into 4 cm chunks
Peel potatoes and carrots and cut into 4 cm chunks.
Step 3
Wash broccoli, cut into florets and keep separate from root vegetables
Wash broccoli, cut into florets and keep separate from root vegetables.
Step 4
Pat chicken dry with paper; clean hands and tools after handling raw chicken
Pat chicken dry with paper; clean hands and tools after handling raw chicken.
Step 5
Heat one tablespoon oil, sear skin-side down 4 minutes then 2 minutes on the other side; remove
Heat one tablespoon oil, sear skin-side down 4 minutes then 2 minutes on the other side; remove.
Step 6
Add remaining oil and onion, sauté 5 minutes, then ginger and garlic for 30 seconds
Add remaining oil and onion, sauté 5 minutes, then ginger and garlic for 30 seconds.
Step 7
Reduce heat and stir in curry powder, cumin and tomato paste for 30 seconds
Reduce heat and stir in curry powder, cumin and tomato paste for 30 seconds.
Step 8
Add stock and soy sauce, loosen the spices from the base and bring to a boil
Add stock and soy sauce, loosen the spices from the base and bring to a boil.
Step 9
Return chicken with potatoes and carrots, cover and simmer 30 minutes
Return chicken with potatoes and carrots, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Step 10
Add broccoli and cook 5 minutes until tender but intact
Add broccoli and cook 5 minutes until tender but intact.
Step 11
Check the thickest chicken away from bone reaches 75 C for 30 seconds; cook longer if needed
Check the thickest chicken away from bone reaches 75 C for 30 seconds; cook longer if needed.
Step 12
Stir in salt and divide chicken, vegetables and thin curry broth among four bowls
Stir in salt and divide chicken, vegetables and thin curry broth among four bowls.
Common mistakes
- High heat burns spices bitter; skin colour does not prove chicken is cooked.
Tips
Do not thicken with curry roux; retain a flowing broth. Tell diners the chicken contains bones; this is not classified as an elderly meal.
