Rice Cooker Gyudon
Rice Cooker Gyudon
Ingredients
- 2 cups short-grain white rice
- 2 cups water, or to the 2-cup line in your rice cooker
- 1 onion, large, thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound beef, thinly sliced (such as sukiyaki or shaved beef)
- 2 teaspoons Dashida powder
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon sake, optional
- 4 eggs, poached or fried, for serving
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Add the 2 cups of short-grain white rice to the rice cooker pot.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Rinse the rice thoroughly with cold water, draining and repeating the rinsing process until the water runs clear. This usually takes 3-4 rinses.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Add water to the rice cooker pot up to the '2' line, which corresponds to 2 cups of rice. If your rice cooker doesn't have lines, add 2 cups of water.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Place the thinly sliced onion directly on top of the rice and water in the pot, spreading it out evenly.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Arrange the thinly sliced beef on top of the onions in a single layer.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
In a small bowl, combine the Dashida powder, soy sauce, mirin, granulated sugar, and sake (if using). Whisk until the sugar and Dashida powder are dissolved.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Pour the prepared sauce mixture evenly over the beef and onions in the rice cooker pot.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Gently mix all the ingredients in the rice cooker pot with a spoon or spatula until well combined, ensuring the beef and onions are coated with the sauce.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Close the rice cooker lid and select the 'white rice' or 'cook' setting. Allow the rice cooker to complete its cycle.
⏱️ 25 min
- 10
While the gyudon is cooking, prepare the eggs (poach or fry) and chop the green onions for garnish.
⏱️ 5 min
- 11
Once the rice cooker has finished cooking and switched to 'keep warm' mode, carefully open the lid. Fluff the gyudon mixture with a rice paddle or spoon, gently incorporating all the ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Serve the gyudon into individual bowls. Top each serving with a prepared egg and garnish generously with chopped green onions.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Rice Cooker Gyudon
- 2 cups short-grain white rice
- 2 cups water, or to the 2-cup line in your rice cooker
- 1 onion, large, thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound beef, thinly sliced (such as sukiyaki or shaved beef)
- 2 teaspoons Dashida powder
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon sake, optional
- 4 eggs, poached or fried, for serving
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Add the 2 cups of short-grain white rice to the rice cooker pot.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Rinse the rice thoroughly with cold water, draining and repeating the rinsing process until the water runs clear. This usually takes 3-4 rinses.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Add water to the rice cooker pot up to the '2' line, which corresponds to 2 cups of rice. If your rice cooker doesn't have lines, add 2 cups of water.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Place the thinly sliced onion directly on top of the rice and water in the pot, spreading it out evenly.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Arrange the thinly sliced beef on top of the onions in a single layer.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
In a small bowl, combine the Dashida powder, soy sauce, mirin, granulated sugar, and sake (if using). Whisk until the sugar and Dashida powder are dissolved.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Pour the prepared sauce mixture evenly over the beef and onions in the rice cooker pot.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Gently mix all the ingredients in the rice cooker pot with a spoon or spatula until well combined, ensuring the beef and onions are coated with the sauce.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Close the rice cooker lid and select the 'white rice' or 'cook' setting. Allow the rice cooker to complete its cycle.
⏱️ 25 min - 10
While the gyudon is cooking, prepare the eggs (poach or fry) and chop the green onions for garnish.
⏱️ 5 min - 11
Once the rice cooker has finished cooking and switched to 'keep warm' mode, carefully open the lid. Fluff the gyudon mixture with a rice paddle or spoon, gently incorporating all the ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Serve the gyudon into individual bowls. Top each serving with a prepared egg and garnish generously with chopped green onions.
⏱️ 1 min