Gyūdon (牛丼)
Directions (serves one person)
- Pour boiling water over egg, and cover for 14 minutes, place in ice water when finished
- Parboil beef slices until almost all the red color is gone (~10 seconds), drain, and set aside
- Grate ginger, set aside
- Slice onion into 1/2" slices and separate layers with fingers, set aside
- Mix soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar in a small pan and bring to a slight boil
- Reduce heat and add beef slices to mixture, stir until under half of the liquid remains
- Turn off heat, remove beef slices, but leave the remaining liquid
- Mix water, dashi, ginger and add to pan
- Add onions to pan and bring to a slight boil
- Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes
- Add beef slices to pan and stir until beef is heated up
- Add rice to a deep bowl followed by pan contents
- Add Scallions (optional)
- Add egg in center and season with schichimi
- Bunch pickled ginger to one side (optional)


