Description
Gyudon is a comforting Japanese Beef Bowl featuring tender beef, sweet onions, and a savory sauce served over hot rice.
Ingredients
- ½ pound thinly sliced beef ribeye (or chuck eye)
- ½ large yellow onion (thinly sliced)
- ½ cup water
- 4 tablespoons mirin
- 3 tablespoons light sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon hondashi powder
- 2 cups cooked white rice (hot, more or less to your preference)
- 2 large egg yolks (or onsen eggs, optional)
- Pickled red ginger (beni shoga or kizami shoga, optional)
- Green onion (thinly sliced, optional)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, add the water, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, and hondashi powder to make the sauce, stirring well before adding the sliced onions.
- Cover and simmer over medium heat.
- Once simmering, add the thinly sliced beef on top of the onions, cooking until no longer pink.
- Remove from heat and serve the beef and onions over bowls of hot rice, pouring desired sauce over the top.
- Optional: Top with raw egg yolk or onsen tamago, and garnish with pickled ginger and sliced green onions.
Notes
For best flavor, use fresh, high-quality beef and slice it thinly for tenderness. Adjust soy sauce and sugar to taste, and feel free to add spice if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Japanese