Gyudon (Japanese beef bowl)

A comforting Japanese bowl: thin slices of beef and onions simmered in a sweet-savoury broth and served over rice. Quick, complete and tasty, it is the Japanese fast meal par excellence.

Preparation: 10 min  |  Cooking: 15 min  |  Servings: 2  |  Difficulty: Easy

Calculated per serving from the Anses Ciqual 2025 values for each ingredient, based on the quantities listed. Household measures (spoonfuls, pieces) use average weights. 344 kcal · 40 g protein · 38 g carbohydrate · 3 g fat

Ingredients

• 250 g of thinly sliced beef
• 150 g of rice
• 1 onion
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp mirin or honey
• 1 tsp ginger
• 2 spring onions

Method

1. Cook the rice. Soften the sliced onion in the soy, mirin and ginger broth.
2. Add the beef in thin slices.
3. Simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Serve over the rice and scatter with spring onions.

Nutritional benefits

Lean beef provides quality protein and iron, rice provides carbohydrate for energy, and onion adds fibre. Simmered rather than fried, this Japanese bowl is complete and balanced, healthier than a fast-food meal. Naturally lactose-free.

Variations and substitutions

• With brown rice for more fibre.
• With a poached or soft-boiled egg on top.
• With shiitake mushrooms.
• Spicier: add togarashi chilli.

Storage and making ahead

Best fresh; keeps for 2 days (beef and rice stored separately). Reheat in a frying pan.

💡 Good to know

Ask the butcher for very thin slices of beef (or put the meat in the freezer for 30 minutes before slicing): they cook in minutes and stay tender.

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Foods in this recipe: thinly sliced beef · rice · onion · soy sauce · honey.

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