Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)

Japan’s most popular fast food — thinly sliced beef and sweet onion over rice. Done in 20 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 lb beef sirloin, frozen 30 min then sliced paper thin
• 2 large onions, thinly sliced
• 4 cups cooked short-grain rice
• Sauce: 1 cup dashi, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 3 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp sake, 1 tsp sugar
• 4 soft-boiled eggs (optional)
• Red pickled ginger (beni shoga) to serve
• Green onions

Directions

1. Combine sauce ingredients in a wide, shallow pan. Bring to a simmer.
2. Add sliced onions. Cook 8-10 minutes until softened and sauce is absorbed.
3. Add beef slices. Stir gently and cook just until beef is barely cooked through, 2-3 minutes.

Spoon beef and onions with sauce over rice.

1. Top with a soft-boiled egg, pickled ginger, and green onions.

Notes

Partially freezing the beef makes it easy to slice paper-thin. The thin slicing is essential — thicker cuts won’t have the right texture.