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Sukiyaki Don (Sweet Simmered Beef Rice Bowl)

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Author Yuto Omura
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients 
 

Instructions 

  • Cut 1 Japanese leek (naganegi) into diagonal slices ½ inch thick and 50 g chrysanthemum greens (shungiku) into 2 inch pieces. Separate the stems and caps of 2 fresh shiitake mushroom, thinly slice the stems and cut decorative patterns on top of the caps.
    Diagonally sliced Japanese leeks, cut crown daisy, decoratively cut shiitake caps and thinly sliced shiitake stems
  • Separate two 2 pasteurized eggs, place the yolks in a bowl and set aside to garnish the dish later. Add the whites to a separate bowl and crack in another 2 egg. Whisk well and set by the stove.
    whisked egg in a bowl with two individual egg yolks in separate glass bowls
  • Take a cold pan and add ½ tsp dashi granules, 2 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu), 2 tbsp sake, 2 tbsp mirin and 1 ½ tbsp sugar. Mix well.
    ingredients to make sukiyaki sauce in a frying pan
  • Add shiitake mushrooms (both caps and stems) to the sauce and heat over medium-low, stirring occasionally.
    shiitake mushrooms cooking in sukiyaki-style sauce in a frying pan
  • Once it starts to bubble and shiitake is slightly softened, add 200 g thinly sliced beef and cook to your preferred doneness.
    cooking beef and shiitake mushrooms in sukiyaki sauce
  • Once cooked to your liking, transfer the beef and mushroom caps to a plate and set aside.
    cooked beef and shiitake caps on a white plate
  • Add the crown daisy and leeks to the pan and cook in the leftover sauce until slightly softened.
    simmering crown daisy, green onion and shiitake stems in sukiyaki sauce
  • Once softened, pour in the bowl of egg mixture from earlier.
    cooking whisked egg with crown daisy and Japanese leeks in a frying pan
  • Cook the eggs to your preferred doneness. If you prefer it well done, place a lid on to help the top steam.
    cooking egg with crown daisy and Japanese leek in a frying pan
  • Divide 2 portions cooked Japanese short-grain rice into serving bowls and topped with the simmered eggs and vegetables.
    cooked egg with crown daisy, Japanese leek and shiitake stems served over rice
  • Arrange the beef on top and garnish each bowl with a shiitake cap, egg yolk and red pickled ginger (benishoga).
    Sukiyaki beef donburi rice bowl topped with red pickled ginger, shiitake mushroom and egg yolk in a mottled bowl
  • Enjoy!