Beef Gyudon Rice Bowl

Ingredients

• 500 g thinly sliced beef sirloin
• 320 g Japanese short-grain rice
• 2 onions
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp mirin
• 2 tbsp sake or dry sherry
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 40 g pickled ginger

Method

1. 1

   Cook the rice according to packet instructions. Halve and thinly slice the onions.

2. 2

   Combine the soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, and 150ml water in a wide frying pan and bring to a simmer.

3. 3

   Add the sliced onions and cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add the beef slices and cook for 3-4 minutes, separating them as they cook.

4. 4

   Make four gaps in the mixture and crack an egg into each. Cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes until the whites are just set but yolks remain runny.

5. 5

   Spoon the rice into bowls and slide the beef, onion, and egg mixture on top. Serve with pickled ginger on the side.