Japanese Beef and Rice Bowl

Japanese Beef and Rice Bowl

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 pound marbled beef such as skirt steak, thinly sliced against the grain
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 3 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Prepare the rice as you normally would in a rice cooker or pot while you prepare the beef.
2. In a large sauté pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Sauté the onions until soft, about 3 minutes. Push the onions to the side of the pan and add the beef to the middle. Sauté the beef for 1 to 2 minutes, until the red is mostly gone.
3. Add the mirin and sake and stir for 1 or 2 minutes while the alcohol lifts up the nice brown bits from the pan. Add the soy sauce and sesame oil and let simmer until sauce is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
4. Serve hot over the rice and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

Source: appetiteforchina