Creamy Merry Curry (or Madame Merry Curry)
created by Challenger Kentaro
Battle New Potato
reverse-engineered by David J Rust

Ingredients:

Steps

1. In a skillet, saute the ginger, onion, bell peppers and celery in the olive oil until the onions turn transluscent and just being to brown along the edges.

2. Add the cream and the milk, stirring to loosen any of the vegetables. Bring the mixture to a simmer.

3. Add the curry powder and stir in. Season with salt and white pepper. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.

4. Add the peeled potatos and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.

5. In a pot with a tight-fitting lid, combine the rinsed rice with the water and bring it to a simmer. Keep the simmer going at low heat and cover with a lid. Simmer for about 12 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes, covered. Remove the rice and -in a mixing bowl- blend in the butter.

6. Pour the potato curry mixture over the rice and serve, garnished with the parsley.

Serves 6 as a medium entree.

Iron Chef Notes:

Kishi noted that the curry sauce was more like a cream sauce with a faint curry flavor. Another panelist noted that it tasted like a Thai dish. Perhaps adding more curry powder and maybe some minced, Thai chillis would add something interesting. Also, while no salt or pepper was shown to be added, I elected to add some to taste in step 3. New Potatos have a "green" flavor that can be preserved by the careful addition of a little salt. The white pepper would also serve to give the feeling of a Thai dish.