Gyudon-style Beef

Gyudon topped with Seven Pepper Spice

Gyudon beef is a great addition to obentos, plus a really easy dinner that takes about 10 minutes to prepare.  

You need:

½ large or 1 small onion - sliced thinly from side to center (making thin crescent shapes)
200 grams thinly sliced beef 

Mix:

2 T sake
2 T soy sauce
2 T mirin

1 T sugar
½ cup water
¼ t konbu dashi powder

Add onions and other ingredients to a frying pan. Lay the beef slices on top. Turn on medium heat and cook. After a few minutes, the meat should be mostly cooked. Stir it around with wooden chopsticks. Turn the heat down a little until the onions are soft. Use a ladle or spoon to remove any froth from the surface.

Serve on top of rice, or save in an airtight container in the fridge to use in obentos. This can also be frozen in individual servings. When you need one, take it out of the freezer and put it into the fridge the night before. Then, in winter, heat it a bit before putting it in the obento box. That step is not necessary in the summer. (The reason to heat it is to ensure that no coagulated fat is present when you want to eat it. No one likes that.)

Gyudon beef in the front