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Gyudon (Beef Rice Bowl)

Name: Gyudon (Beef Rice Bowl)
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 150 gm beef sirloin or ribeye, very thinly sliced; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 200 ml dashi stock or water; 2 tbspn soy sauce; 2 tbspn mirin; 1 tbspn sake or dry sherry; 1 tspn sugar; Steamed rice to serve; Pickled ginger (gari), to serve

Thin slices of beef and onion simmered in a sweet soy and dashi broth, served over a bowl of steamed rice.

5 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Steps

Ingredients

Servings

150 gm beef sirloin or ribeye, very thinly sliced
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
200 ml dashi stock or water
2 tbspn soy sauce
2 tbspn mirin
1 tbspn sake or dry sherry
1 tspn sugar
Steamed rice to serve
Pickled ginger (gari), to serve

Method

1
Bring the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar to a simmer in a small frying pan.
2
Add the onion and cook for until softened.
3
Add the beef slices, spreading them out. Cook for , turning, until just cooked through.
4
Spoon the beef and onion with plenty of the broth over a bowl of steamed rice.
5
Serve with pickled ginger on the side.

Notes

Ask your butcher to slice the beef very thin, or freeze it for 30 min first — it slices much more easily.
This is Japan's most popular fast food — quick, satisfying and deeply umami.
A soft-poached egg added on top (onsen tamago style) is the classic finishing touch.