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".
- Prep
- 14 min
- Cook
- 34 min
- Total
- 48 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
Quantities are retained as written by the source and do not scale automatically. Tap an ingredient to check it off as you go.
Cooking instructions
Procedure
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.
Procedure
Boil the beef and drain the water.
Procedure
Combine sake, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar in a frying pan. Stir over at medium heat.
Procedure
Add beef and cook. Before all the sauce evaporates, remove the beef.
Procedure
Add water, dashi, grated ginger, and onions to the sauce. Cover and boil.
Procedure
Mix in the beef.
Procedure
Put the steamed rice in a bowl, and top with the sauced meat.
Procedure
Arrange the soft egg and pickled ginger on top. Top with scallions and shichimi seasoning.
Photo: jetalone from Higashi-Ginza, Tokyo · CC BY 2.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 · Photo source and licence
Wikibooks contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Adapted; quantities retained as written. · Original source
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Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
Approximate values per serving. Worked out from the ingredient list — treat them as a guide, not a measurement.
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