Sashimi Donburi Japanese Rice Bowl Topped With Salad And Raw Food

JAPANESE BEEF AND RICE BOWL (GYUDON)

Steps:

• Cut beef into 1/8 inch thick slices.
• Cut slices into strips about 1 inch wide and 2 or 3 inches long.
• Cut green onions crosswise into 1 inch lengths.
• Reserve.
• Wash rice with cold water.
• Cook rice with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 3/4 cups of water.
• About 10 minutes before serving, heat remaining 1/4 cup water, the mirin and soy sauce to boiling over medium high heat.
• Add beef and boil until beef reaches desired doneness.
• Add green onions and boil 30 seconds.
• Remove from heat.
• Divide rice among 4 individual serving bowls.
• Place equal amounts of beef and onions over rice in each bowl.
• Ladle equal amounts of cooking liquid into each bowl.
• Serve immediately.
• Note: I sometimes add a litte ginger, garlic, pea pods, green beans (cooked), bamboo shoots or water chestnuts to the mix.

TEMPURA DONBURI - TENDON - TEMPURA RICE BOWL

Steps:

• Remove shell from shrimp and devein, leaving tails. Cut off the tip of tails. Score underside (stomach side) of shrimp using a knife at several places to flatten. Use your fingers to flatten out completely after scoring.
• Trim stems from shitake mushrooms and shiso leaves.
• Remove skin from onion, and cut into 1/4 inch rings (like onion rings).
• Place tempura sauce ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil and simmer 2-3 minutes. Keep warm.
• For batter, combine egg and ice water in a bowl, add flour combined with cornstarch and mix very lightly. Place two ice cubes in the mixture to keep it cool and to improve the batter texture. Do not over mix.
• Preheat oil to 350 degrees F. Dust shrimps and vegetable pieces with extra flour for dusting, then coat with tempura batter and deep fry. Fry few pieces at a time to keep the oil temperature constant.
• Tempura pieces are done when they are lightly colored and crisp looking. Do not over cook.
• Place approximately 1 1/2 C cooked rice each into 4 bowls and place tempura pieces evenly onto hot rice and sprinkle some sauce over the rice tempura bowl.