Gyudon Beef Bowl

Quick and simple gyudon (牛丼) is a classic Japanese beef bowl. This delicious beef gyudon recipe only takes 15 minutes! Also, gyudon beef bowl is great to serve with rice and miso soup as a side.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Japanese

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings

Calories 581kcal

Author Tracy O.

Ingredients

1 pound Thinly sliced beef
1 Onion medium size
2 sticks Green onion
½ tablespoon Vegetable oil
½ tablespoon Sesame oil
some Sesame seeds optional

Sauce:

4 tablespoons Soy sauce
4 tablespoons Mirin
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
½ cup Water

Rice:

2 cups Japanese rice
2 cups Water

Instructions

Wash 2 cups of Japanese rice and drain it very well. Then, put the washed rice into an instant pot and pour 2 cups of water. Next, close the lid and vent. Push the manual button, adjust time to 6 minutes at high pressure and naturally release pressure.
While waiting for the rice, slice a medium sized onion.
After that, cut 2 sticks of green onion.
Pour ½ tablespoon of vegetable oil into a non-stick pan and add sliced onion. Stir fry them a little bit, then add 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, 4 tablespoons of mirin, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and ½ cup of water. Let it simmer for a couple minutes until the onion is a little soft.
Next, add thinly sliced beef into the sauce. Let it simmer for a minute or two until it changes color.
After that, turn off the fire and add ½ tablespoon of sesame oil, green onion and mix them well. When rice is done, scoop the beef with sauce over the rice.

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Notes

Cooking tips for how to make gyudon beef bowl (牛丼 ):

Stir fry onion and simmer with sauce for a couple minutes until the onion is soft.
Add thinly sliced beef and simmer for a few minutes. I used lean beef, so I only simmered for a minute or two until it changed color. If you use fatty beef, it’s better to simmer a little longer.
Turn off the heat and add some sesame oil and green onion.
Cook 2 cups of Japanese rice with 2 cups of water in an instant pot and press the manual button, adjust time for 6 minutes at high pressure and naturally release the pressure.

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