Name: Gyudon
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1.3 lb Thinly shaved beef; 2 Yellow onions; 1 tsp Instant dashi granules; 3 tbsp Mirin; 2 tbsp Sake; 1 bunch Green onions; 1 jar Pickled red ginger (beni shoga); 2 cups Short-grain rice; 4 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tbsp Sugar

Gyudon

Thin-sliced beef and onions simmered in a sweet soy broth over rice. Ready in about 20 minutes.

How many people are eating

Written for 4. Everything below is scaled to 4.

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1.3 lb Thinly shaved beef(shaved steak in the meat case (the kind for cheesesteaks) or hot-pot beef at an Asian market)
2 Yellow onions
1 tsp Instant dashi granules(Hondashi, Asian market or the Asian aisle; or use low-sodium beef broth instead of the water)
3 tbsp Mirin(Asian aisle at Walmart; or 2 tbsp white wine plus 1 tbsp sugar)
2 tbsp Sake(liquor store; or leave out)
1 bunch Green onions
1 jar Pickled red ginger (beni shoga)(optional, Asian market; sushi ginger also works)
2 cups Short-grain rice(Calrose or sushi rice)
4 tbsp Soy sauce· most people have this
1 tbsp Sugar· most people have this

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How to cook it · about 25 minutes

Rinse the rice until the water runs mostly clear, then cook it.
Slice the onions into thin half-moons. If the beef is not already shaved, cut it as thin as you can into 2-inch pieces.
In a wide skillet, combine 1 cup water, the dashi granules, soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high.
Add the onions and simmer 5 minutes until soft and see-through.
Add the beef, separating the slices with chopsticks so they do not clump. Simmer 2 to 3 minutes until no pink remains, skimming off any gray foam.
Fill bowls with rice and ladle the beef, onions and some broth over each. Top with sliced green onions and a little pickled ginger.

Amounts are on the list above — they change with the number of people; the steps do not.