Making Gyudon at Home!

ByRay Proper

Japanese Food

Mar 02, 2023

Making Gyudon at Home!

Live in Japan for any longer than about a day, and you will run smack into Yoshinoya or some other variety of gyudon, probably best described as simmered beef served on top of steamed rice. If you discount Curry Rice, it is perhaps Japan’s most popular fast food. I guarantee that it will be better if you make it at home, and it’s not that hard.

Four servings

Ingredients:

• 4 cups steamed rice
• 1 lb thin sliced beef, cut to 2 inches
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/3 cups dashi (fish stock) soup
• 5 Tbsp soy sauce
•  3 Tbsp mirin
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp sake
• Benishoga, pickled red ginger, *optional- this is a topping

Prep:

Put dashi, soy sauce, sugar, mirin, and sake in a large pan and boil on medium heat. Add onion slices and simmer for a few minutes or until softened. Add beef to the pan and simmer for a few minutes. Serve hot steamed rice in individual deep rice bowls. Put simmered beef on top of the rice. Top with some benishoga if you would like.

Good luck, and happy dining!