I had a craving for Yoshinoya's beef bowl. A 50 mile drive for this is not warranted in today's economy. I researched how to make my own Japanese bowl of rice and yummy flavored beef. Unfortunately, I had almost none of the ingredients. No dashi, no mirin, no red ginger, and no sake.
Here is what I had:
- 1 pound thinly sliced top sirloin( I froze it before attempting to slice)
- 1 large onion, sliced thinly
- 1 1/3 cups beef broth to which I added 2 Table of sugar and 3 T of balsamic vinegar. (my dashi)
- 4-5 T soy sauce
- 4 cups white rice cooked ( I miss my rice cooker, it is in storage after a cross country trek)
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced(not in the recipe, but I love garlic)
- black pepper
The onions were brought to a simmer in a 2 quart saucepan filled with the beef broth, sugar, and balsamic. I then added the additional soy sauce. Once this came to a boil I got ready to add the beef and sliced garlic. I did this to order so as to not crowd the saucepan and bring the temperature down. This ensured the raw beef cooked quickly. I ladled the beef over 4 individual bowls of white rice. The pepper is personal..some of us had it, some didn't. You know I had it.
Loved it. Next time, I want to go authentic. It was okay for a recipe on the fly.
