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Now let’s talk about today’s recipe. In my previous post (just below), I talked about this great sauce called Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce. Today’s recipe is a Beef Donburi using this sauce.
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In my previous post, I talked about this great sauce called Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce. Today's recipe is a Beef Donburi using this sauce.
- ¾ lb thinly sliced beef (chuck or rib eye) (¾ lb = 1 pkg) (I used sliced beef for Shabu Shabu)
- 1 onion (sliced thin)
- 2 shiitake mushrooms
- 1 potato
- 1 Tbsp potato starch/cornstarch
- neutral-flavored oil (vegetable, canola, etc)
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 3 Tbsp Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce (See Notes for homemade recipe)
- 3-4 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice
- 1 Tbsp sake
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- Cut the meat into strips. Slice onion and shiitake mushrooms thinly. Cut potato into thin strips. In a medium bowl, combine seasonings and mix well.
- In the medium bowl, add meat and mix well with hands.
- Sprinkle corn starch and mix with hands again.
- In a non-stick frying pan heat oil on medium high heat. Corn starch will easily stick to the pan, so I would recommend using non-stick frying pan. Add the onion and potato and cook until they are soft.
- Add the meat and shiitake mushrooms in the pan and cook thoroughly until the meat is done (*shiitake is missing from the picture below).
- Add sugar and Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce and mix all together.
- Cook for a few minutes. Put rice in a donburi bowl and serve the beef on top of the rice. Take out shiso from the container and cut into thin strips. Put them on top of the beef and serve immediately.
Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce: Homemade recipe, click here.
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Hello!!!
Just want to tell you that I tried this recipe yesterday, and it was DELICIOUS!!! :))
Sandy
Hi Sandy! Yaaaay! I’m so glad you liked this! Thank you so much for letting me know. You made my Friday even better! 😀
i have not been able to find shiso leaves here. is there something i could substitute? do they have a powdered shiso?
thank you and Happy 2013!
Hi Jody! I’m really sorry to say but shiso leaves are not replaceable for this recipe. If there is no Japanese store around you, check Korean market (if there is any). Korean and Japanese cuisine use shiso leaves often, so you can find it most likely… Or we need to plant the seeds by ourselves….which I’m thinking of doing one day. 😉
Happy New Year to you and your family!
Hi I had a question about the meat. Last time I went to a Japanese supermarket I remember seeing shabu shabu meat. I thought I remember it being pretty expensive how much is a regular package generally cost? Is this package you’re referring to a basic pound or much,much less? Please help me! Thanks.
Hi Katie! It usually costs around $7-8/lb. You can use “Komagire” (scraps) for this donburi too, which is cheaper. Another option is to freeze the meat and thinly slice yourself.
https://www.justonecookbook.com/pantry/thinly-sliced-meats/
Hope that helps. 🙂
After trying your yakisoba on Sunday, I just had to try this dish tonight. Another success! My husband loved it. The shiso garlic soy sauce is amazing – can’t wait to use it in lots of other dishes. I also made your pickled daikon, as I had some leftover from another recipe. Thanks so much!
Hi Josie! I agree – shiso garlic soy sauce is amazing and love it! I stopped sharing the shiso garlic soy sauce recipes as most readers cannot have access to shiso leaves… but I hope you enjoy this sauce and enjoy it for many other uses! It’s great with yaki onigiri and fried rice too! 🙂 Thank you for trying my recipes, Josie! xo
It looks awesome! I think my husband would love this. About how many grams of meat is in a package? It looks like a lot in the picture.
Hi Laura! I updated the recipe – 1 package is usually 3/4 to 1 lb, so it’s about 350-400g. 🙂
Take out shiso from container and cut into thin strips??? I don’t understand, I thought shiso is garlic sauce?
Hi Nagi! Shiso (Perilla) that you soaked in the Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce. 🙂 The container should have 3 ingredients – shiso, garlic, and soy sauce (https://www.justonecookbook.com/recipes/shiso-garlic-soy-sauce/). I use the shiso in the garlic soy sauce to put on top of donburi. 🙂 Hope this makes sense.
can you use anything as a substitute for the shiso. and what would you recommend as a garnish for this dish to make it look more colorful?
Hi Nhu-Y! Unfortunately it’s really impossible to substitute shiso as it’s unique herb… Korean perilla is similar but slightly different, and that’s probably the closest to Japanese shiso. You could add any other colorful vegetables to cook, or top with scallion. 🙂
Hi Nami..I can’t find shiso leaves here. What can I use to substitute? Normal soy sauce?
Hi Angie! This “shiso garlic soy sauce” relies on shiso for flavor and fragrance. So… you can’t really substitute to make this. However you can use other herbs of your choice too. It’s just not close to shiso flavors – shiso is so unique and wonderful. And yes, normal Japanese soy sauce. 🙂
Goniziwa , I made this last night and it was so good ! Obviously I omitted shiso leaves since i can’t find here in Italia, still came out good and it’s a brilliant idea to add potatoes which I never thought about it.
you probably notice that I’m Korean “hence my last name & first name” we often stir-fry onions and Potatoes like this very common dish for breakfast whenever I see your recipes & go to Japan there are lots of similarities yet so different ! Anyways thanks for the good one !
Konnichiwa HyeMi! I’m so happy to hear you liked this recipe! Yeah it’s not easy to find shiso if you don’t have a Japanese grocery store… 🙁
Glad you liked the potato idea. 🙂 I know, we have so many similarities but a bit different. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Korean food too. With my tolerance for spice went up, I could enjoy way more Koran foods. 🙂 Thank you for your kind note!
Hi Nami,
Besides the beef donburi recipe, what other recipes do you have that uses the shiso garlic soy sauce. I have just made 2 batches of the sauce. One batch seems so little.
Thanks and best regards,
Daria
Hi Daria! Anything that goes well with shiso/garlic flavor soy sauce. For chilled tofu, seasoning noodles, stir fry… just think of it as a soy sauce. 🙂