Night Lantern Izakaya · Main dishes

Soy-Simmered Beef & Onion Rice Bowls

Name: Soy-Simmered Beef & Onion Rice Bowls
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 g Thinly shaved beef (ribeye or sirloin); 2 whole Onions; 250 ml Water; 1 tsp Instant dashi granules; 60 ml Soy sauce; 60 ml Mirin; 2 tbsp Sake or water; 1 tbsp Granulated sugar; 15 g Fresh ginger; 300 g Japanese short-grain rice; 360 ml Water, for the rice; 2 whole Green onions; 2 tbsp Pickled red ginger, optional; 0.5 tsp Shichimi togarashi or chili flakes

A gyudon-style rice bowl: thinly shaved beef and sweet onions gently simmered in a savoury-sweet dashi, soy and mirin broth, spooned over steaming rice with green onion and pickled ginger.

35 minutes · Easy · 4 servings

Original house recipe · Not yet kitchen-tested

Ingredients

Thinly shaved beef (ribeye or sirloin)500 g
Onions2 whole
Water250 ml
Instant dashi granules1 tsp
Soy sauce60 ml
Mirin60 ml
Sake or water2 tbsp
Granulated sugar1 tbsp
Fresh ginger15 g
Japanese short-grain rice300 g
Water, for the rice360 ml
Green onions2 whole
Pickled red ginger, optional2 tbsp
Shichimi togarashi or chili flakes0.5 tsp

Quantities describe recipe usage, not package sizes.

Allergen notes

Soy and wheat (soy sauce) and fish (dashi granules).

Method

Start the rice

Rinse the rice until the water runs almost clear, then cook it with the 360 ml water: bring to a boil, cover, cook on low for 15 minutes and rest, covered, for 10 minutes.

Make the simmering broth

In a wide, shallow pan, combine the 250 ml water, dashi granules, soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar and the ginger cut into fine matchsticks. Bring to a simmer.

Soften the onions

Cut the onions into 1 cm wedges, add them to the broth and simmer for 8–10 minutes, until soft and translucent.

Simmer the beef until done

Pull the beef slices apart and lay them into the simmering broth. Cook for 3–4 minutes, gently separating them and skimming off any grey foam, until no pink remains. Shaved slices this thin are cooked well past the 63°C (145°F) safe minimum by then. Wash your hands after handling the raw beef.

Serve

Fill 4 deep bowls with rice. Spoon over the beef and onions with a few spoonfuls of the broth so it soaks into the rice. Top with sliced green onions, pickled ginger and a pinch of shichimi.

Shaved beef for hot pot is sold in many Asian grocery stores. To slice your own, freeze a piece of sirloin for 30 minutes until firm and cut it as thinly as you can across the grain.

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