Japanese Gyu Don
By Andrew Zimmern
This is a simple, sweet-and-savory Japanese beef dish served over rice.
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Japanese Gyu Don
Ingredients
- Several cups of cooked Japanese short-grain rice
- 3 scallions
- 1 large yellow onion
- 2 carrots
- 16 ounces thinly sliced ribeye or skirt steak (Leftover pot roast or brisket, and ironically luxury cuts like tenderloin work well too. For luxury cuts simply cut a tad thicker)
- 1 cup sake
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon instant dashi (hon dashi from Ajinomoto works great) or 1/3 cup dashi
Instructions
Combine the sake, soy, mirin, sugar and dashi in a small pot and bring to a simmer. Simmer while you get the rest of the ingredients ready.
Halve and slice the onion, slice the carrot very thinly, slice the scallions very finely… set all aside.
Take a large skillet and over high heat saute the onions, add the beef and carrots, stir. Cook for a minute.
Add the liquids and reduce to a light glaze. Taste for sweetness and salt, adjust to your taste.
Spoon beef and sauce over bowls of rice, garnish with scallions.