Your Guide to Make the Classic Gyudon (Beef Bowl)

today I'll show you how to make gyudon, Japanese beef bowl konnichiwa, I'm Nami from just one cookbook gyudon is a classic Japanese rice bowl dish and it's considered a fast food in Japan let's learn to make a gyudon and cook it tonight before we start don't forget to subscribe and make sure to click the bell icon for new updates now let's get started let's make dashi, Japanese soup stock using a dashi packet in a medium saucepan add 2 cups of water and 1 dashi packet start cooking over medium heat when it reaches a boil reduce the heat to medium low and shake the packet a few times to release more flavor simmer for 2 to 3 minutes and discard the packet you'll need half cup of dashi for this recipe and you can use the remaining for making miso soup now cut the onion in half and thinly slice it cut one green onion diagonally into thin slices and set aside cut half pound of sliced beef into pieces about 3 inches wide without turning on the stove in a large frying pan add half cup dashi 2 tablespoons sake 2 tablespoons mirin 3 tablespoons soy sauce and 1 tablespoon sugar add the onion slices and spread them throughout the pan separating the onion layers then spread the sliced beef on top of the onions cover the pan with the lid now turn on the heat to medium and start cooking once boiling skim off the scum and fat from the broth with a fine mesh skimmer this improves the taste turn down the heat to a simmer and continue cooking covered for 3 to 4 minutes meanwhile serve steamed rice into large donburi bowls once it's done cooking sprinkle the green onions on top to serve put the beef and onion mixture on top of the rice garnish the gyudon with a pickled red ginger enjoy! itadakimasu! i hope you enjoy this recipe and check out more of my videos here thank you for watching and see you in the next video matane!