Gyudon

Name: Gyudon
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g beef; 1 onion; 200 ml dashi or water; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp sake; 800 g cooked short-grain rice; to serve pickled ginger, scallions

Sweet-savory simmered beef and onion over rice.

Prep: 8 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 25 min
Active: 15 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: japanese

Servings4

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Ingredients

Steps

Simmer the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and sake with the onion for 5 minutes until softened.
Add the beef in loose layers and simmer 5 minutes, skimming any foam.
Spoon the beef and plenty of broth over hot rice.
Top with pickled ginger and scallions.

Ask the butcher for shabu-shabu cut, or freeze the beef 30 minutes and slice it yourself.

Food safety Simmer thin beef until no longer pink, 71°C / 160°F.