Curry Risotto Omurice

Chef: Sōma Yukihira
In the manga: Chapter 59
In the anime: Episode 24
Cuisine and type: Japanese, Italian, Omurice, Risotto

Curry Risotto Omurice is a dish made by Sōma Yukihira during the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election Preliminaries.

Sōma's dish for the Preliminary Round of the 43rd Annual Tōtsuki Autumn Election. This dish is a fusion of Sōma's past mistakes, combining the Mini Soufflé Omelette, which almost got him expelled during the Tōtsuki Friendship and Rapport Training, and his Apple Risotto, which resulted in his 490th loss against his father. Pressing a spoon on it causes an aroma explosion stemming from his usage of Mango Chutney. It is a dish worthy enough to challenge the spice expert Akira Hayama, who was guaranteed to be the top prospect of the preliminaries.

Real-world dishes

Real facts

Curry (/ˈkʌri/, plural curries) is an umbrella term referring to a number of dishes originating in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent. The common feature is the use of complex combinations of spices or herbs, usually including fresh or dried hot chillies. The use of the term is generally limited to dishes prepared in a sauce. Curry dishes prepared in the southern states of India may be spiced with leaves from the curry tree.
Risotto /rɪˈzɒtoʊ/ (Italian: [riˈzɔtto] or [riˈsɔtto]) is a northern Italian rice dish cooked in a broth to a creamy consistency. The broth can be derived from meat, fish, or vegetables. Many types of risotto contain butter, wine, and onion. It is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy. Saffron was originally used for flavour and its attractive yellow colour.
Omurice or omu-rice (オムライス, Omu-raisu?) is an example of yōshoku (a Western-influenced style of Japanese cuisine) consisting of an omelette made with fried rice and usually topped with ketchup. With omu and raisu being contractions of the words omelette and rice, the name is an example of wasei-eigo. It is a popular dish both commonly cooked at home and often found at western style diners in Japan.
In cuisine, an omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs fried with butter or oil in a frying pan (without stirring as in scrambled egg). It is quite common for the omelette to be folded around a filling, such as cheese, chives, vegetables, mushrooms, meat (often ham or bacon), or some combination of the above. Whole eggs or sometimes only egg whites are beaten with a small amount of milk, cream, or even water.

Dish details from the Shokugeki no Sōma Wiki (CC BY-SA).

Recipe

Official manga recipe

Soma’s Curry Risotto Omelet

Difficulty
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Hands-on: 1 h 10 min
Cost: ¥¥¥¥
Servings: 4

Equipmentfrying pan, pot, blender

Tastespicy, umami, rich, comforting

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked rice
150 g ground beef
½ onion
1½ tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp mango chutney (Marmalade or jam can be used as a substitute)
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp grated ginger
50 g pizza cheese/mozzarella cheese

[A]

1 tbsp granulated consomme
1 l water

Egg Batter

8 eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp cream
4 tbsp butter

Sauce

2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp cooking sake
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar

Garnish

Parsley, to taste

Method

1
Dice the onion.
2
Melt the butter in a pot and add the diced onion and grated ginger, and saute until the onions are translucent and tender. Add the ground beef and curry powder and cook until fragrant.
3
Add the rice and saute together. Add the mango chutney, mix the [A] ingredients together, and add just enough to submerge the mixture.
4
Heat everything until boiling and then reduce to low heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Add more of the A ingredients if all of the liquid gets absorbed.
5
Add the pizza cheese and stir. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Let's make the Egg Batter
6
Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat to break the yolks. Add the milk and cream, season with salt and pepper, and then whip until thoroughly blended.
7
Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a frying pan and pour in ¼ of the egg batter while quickly stirring with a fork. Once the egg has set on the bottom, pour ¼ of the risotto on top. Use a fork to fold the far edge of the cooked egg over the top of it. Ease the omelet to the edge of the pan and then flip it onto a plate and gently mold into shape. Repeat this process three times with the remaining mixture.
8
Mix the sauce ingredients and pour it into the same pan that was jus used. Heat to boiling and then quickly remove from the heat. Drizzle, garnish with parsley, and you're done!

Food safety

Cook minced meat through to 71 °C / 160 °F — no pink in the centre.