Japanese-Style Curry Beef

This hearty method for curried beef stew is great for a quick dinner. The S&B Curry Sauce mix makes just an excellent tasty meal, great for evenings when you don't have time to cook when you get home. This whole recipe can easily be done in a Crock Pot slow cooker in the morning, and you'll be rewarded with a hot, yummy meal when you arrive home.

Cubed stew meat such as a rump roast or round roast is perfect for this, as you'll cook it slowly. I brown a chopped onion and the meat in a little vegetable oil, at this point you could transfer it to a slow cooker, and continue, I chose to cook it slowly in a stock pot over low heat, but had I been gone for the day, I would've used my Crock Pot.

Add 3 cups of water and the curry sauce block. It very quickly melts to make a well seasoned, flavorful sauce. The block looks kind of like a big bar of chocolate!

I add potatos and baby carrots, cover and let simmer for 3 hours, In a Crock Pot, this is just fine to let simmer for 9 or 10 hours, you'll have very tender meat.

I added about a cup of frozen peas right before serving, and wanted just a touch more salt in it, so I added about 4 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce. From there, just serve it with some fresh bread, here's a loaf from my bread machine. A great meal, extremely simple and satisfying. It's become a staple comfort food in the winter for us, the mild curry spices warm you right up, and my kids really like it too.