Gyudon

Name: Gyudon
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300g thinly sliced beef (ribeye or chuck); 1 onion, sliced; 200ml dashi; 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp sake; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 bowls hot Japanese rice; Pickled red ginger (beni shoga), to serve

牛丼/GYOO-don/

Also known as: Beef Bowl, Gyu Don, Japanese Beef Rice Bowl

About this dish

Thinly sliced beef and onion simmered in a sweet soy and dashi sauce, served over a bowl of rice.

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Ingredients

🥩300g thinly sliced beef (ribeye or chuck)

🧅1 onion, sliced

🍲200ml dashi

🫙3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp mirin, 1 tbsp sake

🍬1 tbsp sugar

🍚2 bowls hot Japanese rice

🫚Pickled red ginger (beni shoga), to serve

Method

Serves 2

Bring the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar to a simmer.

Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until soft.

Add the beef, separating the slices, and simmer briefly until just cooked, skimming off any foam.

Spoon the beef, onion and some sauce over bowls of rice.

Top with pickled ginger, and a raw or soft egg if you like.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Gyudon is one of Japan's favourite fast meals, served at countless beef-bowl chains and often topped with a raw egg and pickled ginger.

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