Easy Gyudon (Sukiya-Style Japanese Beef Bowl)

Name: Easy Gyudon (Sukiya-Style Japanese Beef Bowl)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ½ onion (large, yellow or white); 150 g thinly sliced beef (paper-thin (1-3mm), short-plate is the best option); 2 portions cooked Japanese short-grain rice; red pickled ginger (benishoga) (optional topping); Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi) (optional topping); 300 ml dashi stock; 2 tbsp Japanese dark soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 2 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp sake (or dry white wine); 1 ½ tbsp light brown sugar (or other sugar); 1 tsp Japanese light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu) (or use regular soy sauce if unavailable); 1 tsp grated ginger root (or ginger paste); ¼ tsp grated garlic (or garlic paste); ½ tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

Recreate the flavors of Sukiya at home with this easy and delicious 15 minute Gyudon made with tender beef, succulent onions, flavorful dashi broth all served in a bowl over fluffy white rice!

Updated at: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:13:05 GMT