Chibi-pop Manga recipe for Beef Bowl

I had this recipe on a Geocities page that didn't get archived, but thankfully I had it saved on an external drive. I had a recent request for it, so might as well put it on my blog, and thoroughly noted.

Gyu-don (aka Beef Bowl)

Source: Chibi-Pop Manga issue V.1 #3, November 1998, from "Ask Takashi" by Takashi Harada, page 42.

Chibi-pop Manga lasted only 9 bi-monthly issues. A sad fate for what was a wonderful publication that wasn't by one of the big guys, it was done in by distributors who weren't paying their bills. But their issues will continue on in my collection. I have added some notes to the list of ingredients to help. Of course, like okonomiyaki and monja-yaki, restaurants in Japan offer gyu-don.

First you have to prepare for "rice". (4 servings)

12 2/3 ounces rice, cooked
14 ounces beef, thinly sliced
1 onion, appr. 5.25 ounces

Sauce
10 ounces dashi (dashi is a broth, like konbu dashi)
2 tablespoons mirin (It's a kind of sweet sake; if you can't find it, go ahead and leave it out)
3 1/3 ounces sake
5 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons sugar (optional)

Cooking directions

1. Cut beef into 2 inch pieces. Cut onion in half lengthwise and slice thinly.
2. Place all ingredients in a skillet, bring to a boil, add beef and onion, and cook for about 3 minutes.
3. Place hot rice in bowls, and transfer beef topping onto rice.
4. You can add red-dyed ginger on "gyu-don."

Takashi adds you can add raw egg and oshinko. Some people like to dip their gyu-don into the raw egg. And since there's no vegetables in gyu-don, people order the oshinko. Add them to the table when you cook and serve gyu-don!

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