Recipe: Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)

Gyudon, also known as Japanese beef rice bowl is a great dish to make when you want to whip up a quick, nutritious meal for the family. For the beef, you may use Australian beef cuts such striploin, rump or even knuckle. The beef is thinly sliced and then cooked with onions as well as a mixture of sugar, Japanese soy sauce, mirin and sake. The beef is then topped on warm rice and served with a side of miso soup. Our kids love this!

Thank Nami from Just One Cookbook for this easy, delicious recipe. Do check out her website for lots of great Japanese recipes.


Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)
Recipe by Baby Sumo, adapted from Just One Cookbook
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10-12 minutes
Serves 3-4

Ingredients
1 large yellow onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
300g beef, cut into thin strips
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 spring onion, finely chopped

For the seasoning
2 tsp caster sugar
2 tbsp Japanese soy sauce
2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp cooking sake

To serve
Rice
Miso soup


1. In a wok or large frying pan, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add onions and saute for 4-5 minutes, until softened.

2. Add the beef and saute until no longer pink. Add the seasoning and allow to simmer for a further 3-4 minutes, until sauce has thickened. Adjust seasoning as necessary.

3. Scoop rice into a bowl and top with cooked beef and onion (and some of the sauce). Garnish with spring onions. Serve with miso soup.

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