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Japanese beef bowl recipe or gyudon with thinly sliced beef simmered with onions in a savory broth, topped with sesame seeds, scallions and red pickled ginger over a bowl of rice.
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Yoshinoya Beef Bowl

Make Yoshinoya's iconic Beef Bowl at home with this easy copycat recipe! Tender beef, sweet onions, and a savory-sweet sauce come together over fluffy rice, delivering the same comforting flavors that have made Yoshinoya a global favorite since 1899.
Course Entree
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword beef and rice, beef bowl, donburi, easy, lunch, one bowl, rice bowl
Level Beginner
Main Ingredient Beef, Rice
Diet Dairy-Free
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 644kcal

Ingredients

For beef bowl

  • 1 cup dashi stock
  • 2 tablespoons sweet white wine (such as Riesling or Gewürztraminer)
  • 2 tablespoons sake
  • 2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons evaporated cane sugar
  • 250 grams beef (very thinly sliced)
  • 100 grams onion (~½ large onion, thickly sliced)
  • 400 grams cooked short-grain rice

For garnish

  • sesame seeds (optional)
  • 1 scallion (chopped, optional)
  • benishōga (pickled red ginger, optional)
Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Add 1 cup dashi stock, 2 tablespoons sweet white wine, 2 tablespoons sake, 2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons evaporated cane sugar, and 100 grams onion to a pan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
    1 cup dashi stock, 2 tablespoons sweet white wine, 2 tablespoons sake, 2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons evaporated cane sugar, 100 grams onion
    Making Gyudon from scratch starts with the dashi and onion.
  • Turn down the heat to maintain a simmer and cook the onions until they're mostly translucent (about 3 minutes).
    Simmering onions together with a dashi broth to make gyudon.
  • Add 250 grams beef, and turn down the heat to a gentle simmer. Cook, stirring regularly, until the meat is tender (about 10 minutes). Adjust salt.
    250 grams beef
    Adding thinly sliced beef to the onions and dashi stock makes the best gyudon.
  • Serve the meat and onions over 400 grams cooked short-grain rice divided between 2-3 bowls. Be sure to drizzle the remaining broth over the beef and rice. Garnish your Japanese beef bowl with sesame seeds, 1 scallion, and benishōga to taste.
    400 grams cooked short-grain rice, sesame seeds, 1 scallion, benishōga
    Finished Japanese gyudon that's ready to serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 644kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 1734mg | Potassium: 743mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 4mg