Beef Donburi California Style Beef Rice Bowl Recipes

BEEF DONBURI CALIFORNIA STYLE - BEEF RICE BOWL

Steps:

• Cut beef into very thin bite size pieces. Cut onion into about 8 wedges.
• Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and saute onion until transparent. Add beef and saute 2 minutes. Add sugar, soy sauce, mirin, white and red wine, sake, salt and water.
• When the liquid comes to a boil, reduce heat and cook while removing scum that floats up. Cook until the liquid is reduced by half.
• Put cooked rice into individual bowls (about 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 C depending on your appetite) and top with beef mixture along with sauce from the pan evenly. Top with pickled red ginger and shichimi togarashi or shichimi pepper.

QUICK SUKIYAKI STYLE BEEF DONBURI

Steps:

• Bring a very small saucepan of water to a boil. Add the snow peas and cook for 1 minute, until the color turns very bright. Drain and set aside.
• In a small skillet, heat the oil. Add the onion, and saute until it starts to soften.
• Add the mushrooms, and saute for 3 to 4 minutes, until they start to soften.
• Add the beef and sugar, stir to combine all of the ingredients, and cook until the beef starts to brown.
• Add the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sake; and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes over high heat.
• ***If using in a bento, place the meat mixture in a bowl and allow to cool before packing in the box on top of the rice. Garnish with the blanched snow peas and shichimi pepper.
• If serving immediately, place the cooked rice in a deep bowl, then top with the meat mixture and some of the cooking liquid. Place the snow peas on top and sprinkle with the shichimi pepper.