Serves 1 person
pickled daikon:

100 g daikon (white radish, peeled and julienned)
5 g salt
15 g sake
15 g mirin
8 g water
20 g honey
sautéed japanese beef:

15 g mirin
15 g sake
10 g soy sauce
15 g molasses
10 g rice bran oil
40 g yellow onion (chopped)
170 g beef (sliced 3mm thickness and 4 - 5 cm length)
40 g chicken stock
5 g spring onion (chopped)
stir fried mushroom:

10 g rice bran oil
60 g king oyster mushroom (sliced)
3 g sesame seed
20 g tamari
12 g honey
5 g salt
roasted pumpkin:

140 g pumpkin (cubed 1x1 cm)
15 g olive oil
5 g salt
5 g black peppercorns (crushed)

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Japanese Beef Bowl

A comforting dish that is quick and easy to prepare! This Japanese Beef Bowl is filled with thinly sliced beef that just melts in your mouth. Flavored with classic Japanese condiments such as mirin, sake and soy sauce, the mild sweetness of beef shines through with the addition of molasses. No rice is needed for this low carb alternative! Replaced instead by roasted pumpkins and stir fried mushrooms, they add an extra bite that’s guaranteed to fill you up.

Difficulty: Medium

Preparation: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Clean up: 15 min

Steps: 4 steps
25 Ingredients

Difficulty: Medium
Steps: 4 steps
25 Ingredients

Preparation: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Clean up: 15 min

Instructions

Pickling the daikon
- Put daikon, salt, sake, mirin, water and honey in a mixing bowl.
- Give everything a thorough mix and let it pickle overnight.

Cooking the beef
- In a mixing bowl, mix the mirin, sake, soy sauce and molasses together.
- In a pan on high heat, add oil, onions and cook for 1 minute.
- Add in the sliced beef and sear for 30-60 seconds. Once the beef is browned, add in the mirin mix and mix well.
- Add the chicken stock.
- Cook till mixture is slightly thickened and fragrant

Stir frying the mushroom
- Heat pan with oil.
- Add sliced mushroom and sauté till soft.
- Toss in the sesame seeds, tamari, honey and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Season with pinch of salt. Remove from heat

Grilling the pumpkin
- On medium heat, add olive oil to a grill pan.
- Add pumpkin, salt and pepper and grill till slightly charred.
- Remove from heat.

Plate and Serve!

Layer the mushrooms in a bowl, add the beef and grilled pumpkin. Garnish with chopped spring onions, and serve with pickled daikon on the side.

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Name: Japanese Beef Bowl
Prep time: P0Y0M0D0H10M0S
Cook time: P0Y0M0D0H20M0S
Total time: P0Y0M0D0H30M0S
Yield: Serves 1 person
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: pickled daikon: 100 g daikon (white radish, peeled and julienned); 5 g salt; 15 g sake; 15 g mirin; 8 g water; 20 g honey; sautéed japanese beef: 15 g mirin; 15 g sake; 10 g soy sauce; 15 g molasses; 10 g rice bran oil; 40 g yellow onion (chopped); 170 g beef (sliced 3mm thickness and 4 - 5 cm length); 40 g chicken stock; 5 g spring onion (chopped); stir fried mushroom: 10 g rice bran oil; 60 g king oyster mushroom (sliced); 3 g sesame seed; 20 g tamari; 12 g honey; 5 g salt; roasted pumpkin: 140 g pumpkin (cubed 1x1 cm); 15 g olive oil; 5 g salt; 5 g black peppercorns (crushed)