WAGYU Beef Rice Bowl | Easy Japanese Recipe

Hey guys! It’s almost Christmas so I thought I’d share with you guys a special and luxurious recipe for a Wagyu Beef Bowl!

Even though I’m using Wagyu Steak in this recipe you guys can use any steak or cut of beef you want at home - it will all taste amazing because we’re going to cook our beef slowly at a low temperature.

Thank you guys so much for your support this year and I’ll see you in the new year with more easy and healthy recipes!

00:00 Intro
00:35 Preparing the Beef and Rice
02:40 Cooking our Steak
05:01 Making Sushi Vinegared Rice
06:22 Preparing our Veg
08:13 Steak Sauce and Final Touches
09:27 Let’s Eat!

Ingredients:

How to make Rice:

Check out one of my previous videos for how to make rice without a rice cooker:
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You can add a bit of kombu dried kelp to really improve the flavour!

Vinegared Sushi Rice:
60ml rice vinegar (or grain vinegar)
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt

Steak and Marinade:

300g Wagyu Steak (or your own steak/cut of beef of choice)
2 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp cooking sake
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp brown sugar
One clove of garlic

Vegetables
½ Onion
2-3 sprigs of asparagus
⅛ apple

How to make:

Before you begin cooking the steak - make sure to prepare your rice! Check out my video linked above for how to make rice without a rice cooker. Try adding a bit of kombu for added umami flavour
Let your steak rest for at least 30 minutes before cooking
Prepare the marinade for the steak by adding 2 tbsp of mirin and 2 tbsp of cooking sake to a saucepan
Simmer over a low heat or if you’re feeling brave - light with your gas burner to burn off some of the alcohol and concentrate the flavors. BE CAREFUL!
Once that’s done add 2 tbsp of soy sauce and 2 tsp of brown sugar, and mix well, then set your saucepan into a bowl of cold water so it can cool quickly
Now prepare the steak - salt both sides of your meat and then brown the outsides of the steak in a frying pan quickly. You don’t want to cook the steak through - just add some color. So it may take around 30 seconds to cook.
Peel one clove of garlic and grate finely. Add your marinade from before, the garlic and the steak into a zip-lock bag (that is suitable for high temperature cooking) and mix the ingredients together (make sure to get rid of as much air out of the bag as possible - you don’t want it to float when you cooking)
Set a low temperature cooker to 60°C (140°F) in a pot of water and add the steak with a clip when it’s ready
Leave your steak to cook for 20 minutes (cooking time may vary depending on your cut of beef/steak)
While your steak is cooking prepare the rice and vegetables, if you want to make su-meshi or sushi rice mix 60ml of rice vinegar (or grain vinegar), 2 tsp sugar and 1 tsp of salt into a bowl until the salt and sugar are completely dissolved.
You will notice your mixture begin to foam as well, pour the liquid through a fine sieve and get rid of this foam
Put your cooked rice into a large mixing bowl and break it apart with a rice paddle, add the vinegar mixture to the rice and mix gently (you don’t want to crush the rice grains so ‘cut’ the rice with the side of the paddle)
Cool your rice with a paper fan or something similar and set aside
Take asparagus and grate off the tough stems, cut each sprig in half and then prepare a pot of boiling water.
Add 1 tsp of salt to the water and then let the base of the asparagus cook for 30 seconds, then add the rest of the asparagus and cook for an additional minute - drain off with a colander.
Take ½ an onion and cut into rings - pull apart the rings and add them to boiling water to cook for 30 seconds once the water reaches a boil again - drain off the water and sprinkle with salt
Once your beef is done cooking, remove it from the bag and KEEP THE MARINADE! - add the marinade to the saucepan with 1/8th of a grated apple and simmer over a low heat until it begins to thicken.
Cut your beef into thin slices and then add your rice, vegetables and beef to a bowl.
If raw eggs are safe to eat in your country - top off with a egg yolk and enjoy your Wagyu Beef Bowl!