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Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)

[heart_this] · May 16, 2018 · 9 Comments

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)

Quick and easy Japanese style beef rice bowls that are just packed with flavour!

Gyudon (牛丼), short for gyu donburi, or beef rice bowl, is a Japanese dish consisting of beef and onions on a bowl of rice. In Japan gyudon is fairly common and might even be considered a type of fast food with several large chains that specialize in it such as Yoshinoya and Sukiya. I made sure that I tried the gyudons at both Yoshinoya and Sukiya when I was in Japan on vacation (years ago), I enjoyed both of them and this is my favourite homemade version! You basically simmer onions in a broth seasoned with soy sauce, mirin and sugar until the onions are tender before adding the beef and cookinguntil the beef is just cooked before pouring it over rice in a bowl. These beef bowls are so easy to make at home, taking less time than it takes to cook the rice, and they are so good!

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)
Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)
Add a poached egg with runny yolk!

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)
Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

Quick and easy Japanese style beef rice bowls that are just packed with flavour!

ingredients
  • 2 cups short grain rice, rinsed
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups low sodium beef broth and/or dashi
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons mirin
  • 4 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 pound beef, thinly sliced
  • 2 green onions, sliced
directions
  1. Bring the rice and water to a boil in a small sauce pan, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until the water has been absorbed, about 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, bring the broth, onions, soy sauce, mirin and sugar to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the onions are tender, about 2-3 minutes, before adding the beef and simmering until just cooked, about 2-3 minutes.
  3. Divide the rice between four bowls and top with the beef and onions garnishing with green onions.
Tip: Place the beef in the freezer for 20 minutes before slicing to make it easier to slice thinly!
Note: I like to go with a strip loin steak or a rib eye steak and flank steak cut against the grain is also great!
Option: Garnish with beni shoga (pickled ginger).
Option: Garnish with shichimi togarashi (seven-flavor chili pepper) or chili powder and sesame seeds to taste.
Option: Cook the rice in a rice cooker!
Option: Add extras like sliced shiitake mushrooms, green peppers, peas, spinach, shredded carrots etc.
Option: Add eggs! Either top with poached or fried eggs or add eggs to the beef, onions, and broth, and simmer until the eggs are just cooked, about 1-2 minutes.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 238, Fat 6g (Saturated 2g, Trans 0.3g), Cholesterol 72mg, Sodium 795mg, Carbs 12g (Fiber 1g, Sugars 7g), Protein 29g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    June 25, 2007 at 2:53 am

    what type of dashi did you use?? the type made with fish or not? I was at the market they has a dozen different varieties. thankyou

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  2. Kevin says

    June 25, 2007 at 1:28 pm

    I use a konbu (kelp) and katsuobushi (bonito (dried, fermented, smoked shipjack tuna) flakes) based dashi.

    Recipe for dashi.

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    January 10, 2009 at 12:04 am

    Is there a way to make this without seafood products? I don’t mind dashi, but my sister can’t stand anything ocean related (weird I know)!

    Reply
  4. Kevin says

    January 10, 2009 at 1:21 am

    Anonymous: You could easily replace the dashi with beef stock or a shiitake mushroom based dashi.

    Reply
  5. okawara says

    July 16, 2009 at 5:22 am

    http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/smilestreet/28768509.html

    great YOSHINOYA RECIPE here.

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2009 at 5:23 am

    http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/smilestreet/28768509.html

    YOSHINOYA RECEPI

    Reply
  7. Jo says

    May 16, 2018 at 10:31 pm

    Sounds good, think I will put that on my to try list. Bought some shrimp, on special at my local Zehrs, 14 oz. for $6.00 to use in a shrimp and asparagus dish I published yesterday.

    Reply
  8. Terry Edwards says

    May 21, 2018 at 4:53 pm

    Kevin, if I want to add the mushrooms, should I saute' them in a different pan and then add them to the steak?

    Reply
  9. kevin says

    May 21, 2018 at 4:59 pm

    Terry Edwards: Typically this is a quick and easy dish where everything is braised/cooked in the simmering sauce so you would add the sliced mushrooms along with the onions and the broth to cook. But, You could saute the mushrooms and onions in oil before adding the broth! Enjoy!

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