Easy Japanese Ground Beef Curry Recipe

Name: Easy Japanese Ground Beef Curry Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 medium yellow onion, diced (about 1 1/2 cups); 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed; 1 (3.2-ounce) box S&B Golden Curry (Japanese curry sauce mix); 2 1/3 cups water; 1 large Yukon Gold potato (about 8 ounces), peeled if desired and diced; 1 medium carrot (about 6 ounces), peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise; 2/3 cup frozen peas (do not thaw, optional); Steamed white rice, for serving; Fukujinzuke (Japanese pickled radish), for serving (optional)

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:35:01 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories261.1 kcal (13%)

Total Fat13 g (19%)

Carbs17.1 g (7%)

Sugars5.1 g (6%)

Protein16.9 g (34%)

Sodium1208.6 mg (60%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 poundlean ground beef

1yellow onion

medium, diced

1 ¼ teaspoonskosher salt

plus more as needed

1 x 3.2 ounceGolden Curry sauce mix

box, Japanese curry

2 ⅓ cupswater

1Yukon Gold potato

large, peeled if desired and diced

1carrot

medium, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise

⅔ cupfrozen peas

do not thaw, optional

white rice

steamed, for serving

Fukujinzuke

Japanese pickled radish, for serving, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the beef and onion. Sauté ground beef and onion together until the beef is cooked through and the onion is tender. You don’t need any oil in the pot; there’s plenty in the ground beef.

Step 2

Bloom the curry mix. Add the Japanese curry mix in a few pieces and stir until it melts and coats the beef and onion.

Step 3

Cook with the water and vegetables. Stir in water, a diced Yukon Gold potato, and sliced carrots. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender. If you’d like to use frozen peas, stir them in at the end and cook just until heated through.

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