PERSONA5 Leblanc Curry Complete Recipe

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If you've played Persona 5 you know about Leblanc curry, the scientifically-enhanced spicy beef curry recipe that plays a few special roles in the story. In Japan, a pair of Leblanc curry packets were released for sale temporarily in 2018: a standard version that came with the actual secret recipe, and a made-by-Amamiya-Ren super spicy version that came with a huge can badge. While I completely missed out on the curry, I found a scan of the recipe card online and asked a friend to translate it way back when – he missed a key step though (grating the carrots), so my first attempt was a semi-miss. But since then, the recipe has been published here and there, but never totally complete. Either the spice list, spice measurements, all of the measurements, or the method are missing. So here's the complete recipe along with an official video clip made as a Strikers promo.

Funny enough, said promo video also omits the spice list, and in-game Strikers curry is made with pork instead of beef. Anyway, enjoy with rice and a fresh cup of coffee!

1 ・ Powder ingredients

4 Tbsp Wheat flour (36g)
2 tsp Cumin (4g)
2 tsp Coriander (4g)
2 tsp Turmeric (4g)
1 tsp Cardamom (2g)
1 tsp Cinnamon (2g)
1/2 tsp Chili powder (1g)
1/2 tsp Nutmeg (1g)
1/4 tsp Clove (0.5g)
1/4 tsp Black pepper (0.5g)

2 ・ Beef

1 tsp Salad oil (4g)
500g Beef for curry
1 Laurier (bay leaf)
1 cup Red wine (200g)
3 cups Water (600g)

3 ・ Wet ingredients

3 Tbsp Salad oil (40g)
2 Onions (400g)
1 Carrot (150g)
1/2 Apple (150g)
1 clove Garlic (10g)
1 knob Ginger (10g)

4 ・ Special ingredients

1 pc Chocolate (8g)
1 tsp Instant coffee (2g)
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce (17g)
110g Plain yogurt (110g)
1 Tbsp Honey (19g)
1 Consomme (stock cube) (5g)
2 tsp Salt (10g)
1 Tbsp Butter (14g)

Preliminary Prep
Finely chop the onions and garlic.
Grate the carrots, apple, and ginger.
Season the meat with salt and pepper.

Let's Cook
1. In a frying pan, heat the flour. When it turns golden brown, add the spices. Remove from heat once it becomes fragrant.

2. Heat the salad oil in a frying pan and brown the beef on both sides. Add the wine, water, and bay leaf and simmer until the beef is soft.

3. In a pot, fry the onions on low heat until they become amber in color. Add the carrot, apple, garlic and ginger and continue cooking.
Add the ingredients from Step 1 and mix thoroughly.
Slowly add the ingredients from Step 2.
Add the remaining ingredients and simmer.
For the finishing touch, add the butter.

＼ #ゲーム飯作ってみた！／

今回のレシピ動画は、「ルブラン特製カレー」 from 『ペルソナ５スクランブル　ザファントムストライカーズ』
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— プレイステーション公式 (@PlayStation_jp) March 31, 2020

My tips

Here is a link to the Twitter video of the curry being made, and the end result. (just in case the embed ever fails, which is entirely possible).
Beef for stew will work as "beef for curry." The longer you simmer the beef, the softer it will get, so you can add more water until it becomes the desired tenderness. But! Do not let the liquid run dry! It's part of the finished curry. I would recommend putting the beef to simmer before anything else since that'll be the most time consuming step if you want really soft, tender beef.
Salad oil is any light tasting oil – vegetable, etc.
I use regular store-bought dark chocolate. Milk chocolate may be too sweet. Also, avoid Hershey and other trashy brands if you can.
When looking for Japanese consomme cubes, the overwhelming result was Ajinomoto brand, so I used that. What you use will depend on what's available to you, but be mindful that some brands of stock cubes may be very salty so don't add more than the recommended amount without taste testing.
Similarly, Japanese worcester sauce is milder and less sour than standard worcestershire, but use whatever you can.
"One clove of garlic is not enough!" Listen… If you're saying that, you already know what to do.