Recipes · Japanese · Main Courses

Gyudon (Beef Rice Bowl)

One serving has 711 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of zinc (92%), cobalamin (92%), selenium (88%), manganese (77%), niacin (75%) and pyridoxine (64%). Ready in 20 minutes.

Gyudon (Beef Rice Bowl)
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  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (541 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: alcohol, beef, celery, fish, gluten, soy, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 120 g Beef ribeye, raw
  • 70 g Onions, raw
  • 250 g Rice, white, long-grain, cooked
  • 10 g Soy sauce
  • 6 g Sugar
  • 10 g Sake
  • 10 g Wine, fortified, sweet
  • 60 g Fish stock
  • 5 g Scallions, raw

Method

  1. Slice the onion thinly and the beef into thin bite-sized strips.
  2. Bring the fish stock (dashi stand-in), soy sauce, sugar, sake and mirin (sweet fortified wine stand-in) to a simmer in a wide pan.
  3. Add the onion and simmer for 3-4 minutes until softened.
  4. Add the beef in a single layer and simmer for 2-3 minutes, skimming any foam, until just cooked through.
  5. Spoon the hot rice into a bowl and ladle the beef, onion and broth over the top.
  6. Scatter with the sliced scallion and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy711 kcal34%
Carbohydrates86.2 g
Water392 mL
Fiber2.4 g8%
Protein32.1 g67%
Tryptophan0.35 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.5 g
Lysine2.4 g
Methionine0.77 g
Cystine0.38 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.6 g
Histidine1 g
Fat23.3 g
Monounsaturated10.6 g
Polyunsaturated1.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.06 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.06 g
Omega-61.1 g
Saturated10 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol79.2 mg
Calcium77 mg8%
Copper0.32 mg36%
Iron5.8 mg32%
Magnesium70.3 mg23%
Manganese1.4 mg77%
Phosphorus325 mg46%
Potassium588 mg13%
Selenium48.6 µg88%
Sodium738 mg
Zinc7.3 mg92%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.58 mg53%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.39 mg35%
Niacin (vitamin B3)10.5 mg75%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg22%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.83 mg64%
Folate (vitamin B9)169 µg42%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.2 µg92%
Choline17.6 mg4%
Vitamin A7.9 µg1%
Vitamin C6.1 mg8%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)7.2 IU1%
Vitamin E0.23 mg2%
Vitamin K12.6 µg14%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

3.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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