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Gyudon

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Bowl) in Rice Cooker

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Prep Time:5 minutes
Rice cooker time:55 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: beef bowl, beef bowl recipe, gyudon, gyudon recipe, how to make beef bowl, how to make gyudon, yoshinoya copy cat
Servings: 2 people

Equipment

  • 1 Rice cooker
  • 1 onigiri mold optional

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups short/ medium grain Japanese rice 2 rice cooker cups
  • 1 cup filtered water 1.25 rice cooker cups
  • 3/4 lb Thinly sliced beef
  • 1/2 Thinly sliced onion
  • 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Sake
  • 2 tbsp Mirin
  • 1 tbsp Dashi powder
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • dash of salt

Additional

  • Chopped green onion
  • Pickled ginger
  • Poached egg

Instructions

  • Wash and drain rice 3-4 times until the water runs less milky (it’s ok if it’s not completely clear). You can wash in the rice cooker bowl or a large mesh strainer
  • Add washed and drained rice to rice cooker 
  • Add soy sauce, mirin, sake, dashi powder, sugar to rice
  • Add water. It should hit the 2 line on the rice cooker, if you have the indications
  • Mix rice so all the ingredients are combined together
  • Add in sliced onion and sliced beef respectively
  • Season beef with a pinch of salt
  • Close the lid and set rice cooker to the usual cooking time for rice. My rice cooker cooks rice in 55 minutes
  • Once the cooking time is done, mix the rice in a cutting motion to distribute the toppings evenly
  • Place cooked rice in a bowl and add preferred toppings
  • Or make it into onigiri or rice balls (I am using an onigiri mold)
  • You can take the onigiri as a snack on the go and enjoy!