Gyudon (Japanese Beef and Rice Bowl)
Gyudon, often literally translated as 'beef bowl', is a Japanese dish consisting of rice topped with beef and onion simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with dashi, soy sauce, and mirin. It also often includes shirataki noodles. Gyudon is a very popular food in Japan, and it is commonly served with beni shōga (pickled ginger), shichimi seasoning, and a side dish of miso soup. Gyū means "cow" or "beef", and don is short for donburi, the Japanese word for "bowl".
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 200 g thinly-sliced beef
- ½ onion, cut into wedges
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 100 ml water
- ½ teaspoon dashi
- 5 g ginger, grated
- Steamed rice
- Beni shōga (pickled ginger)
- Shichimi seasoning
- Scallions, chopped
Method
- Cover the eggs in boiling water, and let them sit for 20 minutes so they are soft inside and not hard. Carefully peel off the shell.
- Boil the beef and drain the water.
- Combine sake, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar in a frying pan. Stir over at medium heat.
- Add beef and cook. Before all the sauce evaporates, remove the beef.
- Add water, dashi, grated ginger, and onions to the sauce. Cover and boil.
- Mix in the beef.
- Put the steamed rice in a bowl, and top with the sauced meat.
- Arrange the soft egg and pickled ginger on top. Top with scallions and shichimi seasoning.