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Gyudon Japanese Beef Bowls 牛丼
Gyudon, Japanese beef bowl is delicious, and protein-packed Japanese fast food. You can make it authentically at home with step by step photos & a video
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 bowls
Calories: 667 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 150 g thinly sliced beef
- 1/2 onion
- 1 tbsp red pickled ginger for topping
- 1 tbsp diagonally and thinly sliced scallion for topping
- 3 cups cooked Japanese rice *1
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
Sauce
- 200 ml water
- 1 tsp dashi powder
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp ginger juice
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
Instructions
- Slice the onion into wedges.
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion.
- Once the onion becomes translucent, add all the sauce ingredients.
- Bring it to simmer and add thinly sliced beef and cook about 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Once the beef has cooked and the sauce has reduced a bit, remove from the heat.
- Serve over a bowl of rice and garnish with scallions and red ginger pickles.
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Notes
- *1 if you can find Japanese rice called "Koshihikari"
Nutrition Information
Calories
667kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
93g
(31%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
52mg
(17%)
Sodium
1123mg
(47%)
Potassium
409mg
(12%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
30IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2.6mg
(3%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
6.3mg
(35%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 667
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 667kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 93g | 31% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 1123mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 409mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 30IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2.6mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 6.3mg | 35% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.