SOBURO DONBURI

Soboro Donburi

1 pound 90% lean ground beef

1/3 cup sake

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup Dashi or water

1 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar

1/2 cup frozen English peas, thawed

1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger

5 cups hot Cooked Rice

2 tablespoon beni shoga (Japanese pickled ginger) or 1 large tomato, sliced

Step 1 Stir together ground beef, sake, soy sauce, dashi, and sugar in a small Dutch oven or medium-size, heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high, stirring often to break up large lumps of beef, 5 minutes. Stir in peas and ginger; cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is mostly evaporated and beef is no longer pink but is still moist, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 2 Divide rice evenly among 4 large bowls. Spoon 1/2 cup beef mixture over each. Garnish with pickled ginger.

Stir together ground beef, sake, soy sauce, dashi, and sugar in a small Dutch oven or medium-size, heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high, stirring often to break up large lumps of beef, 5 minutes. Stir in peas and ginger; cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is mostly evaporated and beef is no longer pink but is still moist, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 2    

Divide rice evenly among 4 large bowls. Spoon 1/2 cup beef mixture over each. Garnish with pickled ginger.