From Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories · 2016-2019 · Reconstructed
Curry Ramen
Serve when
Serve when Kabayama and his old classmate Shuichi sit down to the curry-over-ramen dish Shuichi remembers from Kabayama's childhood home.
In the series
Season 2
- S2E8 · ~00:11:15 Pachinko clerk Kabayama reconnects with old classmate Shuichi over curry ramen, a dish Shuichi first ate at Kabayama's house as a kid
In the series
Curry ramen is a dish one man remembers from another man's kitchen table decades ago — comfort food that outlasts the friendship that produced it. By the time the two reconnect at the counter, the bowl means something different to each of them, which is the quiet twist the episode turns on.
Ingredients
Method
- Heat the oil in a pot and sauté the onion until soft, then add the pork and cook until no pink remains.
- Pour in the dashi and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat, add the curry roux cubes, and stir until fully dissolved.
- Return to low heat and simmer a few minutes until slightly thickened, then season with soy sauce.
- Boil the ramen noodles separately, drain, and place in a bowl.
- Ladle the curry broth over the noodles and top with scallions.
Substitutions
- Curry roux cubes: A Japanese curry brick (Golden Curry or similar) is the fastest route here; a from-scratch curry sauce works too if you already have one on hand.