Gyu Donburi Recipes

GYUDON (JAPANESE BEEF RICE BOWL)

Steps:

• Gather all the ingredients. I usually put the thinly sliced beef in the freezer for 10 minutes because it's a lot easier to cut semi-frozen meat.
• First, thinly slice the onion.
• Next, cut the green onions diagonally into thin slices.
• Then, take out the meat from the freezer. Cut the sliced meat into pieces 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide.
• In a large frying pan (do not turn on the heat yet), add the dashi, sake, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar. Mix to combine.
• Next, add the onion slices and spread them throughout the pan, separating the onion layers.
• Then, add the meat on top of the onions. Separate the thin slices of beef so the meat covers the onions.
• Cover the pan with a lid and start cooking over medium heat.
• When the meat is cooked, skim off the scum and fat from the broth with a fine-mesh skimmer. Turn down the heat to simmer and continue cooking, covered, for 3-4 minutes.
• Sprinkle the green onions on top and cook covered for another minute. If you like to add beaten eggs, you can add at this step (or refer to my Tanindon recipe).
• In a large donburi bowl, add the steamed rice and drizzle the remaining sauce on top.
• Put the beef and onion mixture on top. If you'd like, drizzle the remaining sauce on top. Top with the pickled red ginger. Enjoy!

GYU DONBURI (BEEF RICE BOWL) RECIPE

Steps:

• Slice the onion then place it into a sauce pan with the water and wafu dashi. Cook over medium heat until the onion becomes tender.
• Cut beef into bite-sized pieces. In a prep bowl, pre-marinate with white wine, sugar, mirin, salt, and soy sauce.
• Add the beef mixture to the pan and heat for 5 minutes.
• Serve on top for rice.

GYU DONBURI

Steps:

• Combine the beef stock, sake and mirin in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the sugar, stir until it dissolves. Reduce the heat to low and cook 5 minutes.
• Add the onion, cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the beef, cook for 2 minutes. Add soy sauce and cook an additional 3 minutes.
• Pour the eggs over the top, do not stir! Cover pan with a lid and let cook 2 minutes.
• Serve over cooked rice.

JAPANESE GYUDON (BEEF BOWL)

Steps:

• Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Combine dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and sake in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Add onion; simmer until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add beef; simmer until no longer pink, about 6 minutes more.
• Divide hot rice equally between individual deep rice bowls. Top with the simmered beef mixture.

BEEF BOWL (GYUDON)

Steps:

• Divide rice evenly between 4 donburi bowls.
• Bring mirin, soy sauce, and sake to a boil in a pot over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in beef; simmer until no longer pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Spoon beef and onion over rice using a slotted spoon.
• Place eggs in the pot; bring to a boil. Cook until soft boiled, 5 to 7 minutes. Peel; add to bowls. Garnish with pickled ginger.

GYUDON

Steps:

• Cut beef crosswise into 2 pieces, then set your beef in the freezer for at least 1 hour to freeze until firm. Once the beef is very firm, slice it very thinly against the grain, ideally about 1/8-inch thick. Set aside at room temperature.
• Bring 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a large skillet. Whisk in instant dashi until combined.
• Add the soy sauce, sake, mirin and sugar, stir to combine, and boil over high until flavors meld and mixture starts to reduce, about 8 minutes. Add the sliced onion and cook over medium until onion just starts to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the beef and cook, turning the sliced beef frequently using tongs, until beef is just barely cooked and loses any traces of pink, about 3 minutes. Stir in the fresh ginger and cook for 1 more minute.
• Divide rice among bowls and top with beef mixture and any juices. Serve with pickled ginger and sprinkle with togarashi, if desired.