What do you think is the best breakfast combo? I’m pretty sure 9 out of 10 will say bacon and eggs and I totally agree with that. But, today, why not just forget about bacon and try it with rice? Don’t worry about it. They will be a match made in heaven. Alright, are you guys ready? Let’s get started!
SOBORO DON (2 servings)
Ingredients:
Scrambled Eggs:
- 4 large eggs
- Small pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp (14g) unsalted butter
Ground Beef:
- 1/2 tbsp neutral-tasting oil
- 1-2 green onions
- 5 oz (150g) ground beef (or ground pork, chicken, tofu, etc.)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
- Black pepper, to taste
To Serve:
- 2 cups hot cooked short-grain rice, about 1 cup (210g) for each serving
- 2 egg yolks (optional)
- Generous pinch of toasted sesame seeds, to garnish
Instructions:
PREP INGREDIENTS
1. Thinly slice the green onions, separating the whites and greens.
2. In a small container, crack the eggs and add a pinch of salt. Whisk all together.
3. In another container, stir together the soy sauce, sugar, mirin, oyster sauce, garlic, and black pepper. Set aside.
MAKE SCRAMBLED EGGS
1. Add the butter (1 tbsp) to a pan and heat it over medium heat.
2. Once it’s melted and bubbling, add the eggs and scramble. Remove from the pan and set aside.
COOK GROUND BEEF
1. To the same pan, add the cooking oil (1/2 tbsp) and place it over medium-high heat. Add the white part of the green onions and saute for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
2. Add the ground beef. Break up the beef and cook for 1 minute or until it’s no longer pink.
3. Pour the sauce and stir it around for another 2 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
ASSEMBLE
1. To serve, divide the rice into bowls. Add the beef to one side and scrambled eggs to the other. Put some green onions between those.
2. Optionally, place an extra egg yolk on top. Garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy~!
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Soboro Don
(Japanese Ground Beef Bowl)
Course: Main Course, Lunch, DinnerCuisine: Japanese2
servings5
minutes8
minutes13
minutesSoboro Don (Japanese ground beef bowl) is an easy rice bowl with umami-packed ground beef and fluffy scrambled eggs over warm rice.
Ingredients
- Scrambled Eggs:
4 eggs
Small pinch of salt
1 tbsp (14g) unsalted butter
- Ground Beef:
1/2 tbsp neutral-tasting oil
1-2 green onions
5 oz (150g) ground beef (or ground pork, chicken, tofu, etc.)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tbsp minced garlic
Black pepper, to taste
- To Serve:
2 cups hot cooked short-grain rice, about 1 cup (210g) for each serving
2 egg yolks (optional)
Generous pinch of toasted sesame seeds, to garnish
Directions
- Prep Ingredients
- Thinly slice the green onions, separating the whites and greens. In a small container, crack the eggs and add salt to taste. Whisk all together.
- In another container, stir together the soy sauce, sugar, mirin, oyster sauce, garlic, and black pepper.
- Make Scrambled Eggs
- Add the butter (1 tbsp) to a pan and heat it over medium heat. Once it’s melted and bubbling, add the eggs and scramble. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Cook Ground Beef
- To the same pan, add the oil and place it over medium-high heat. Add the white part of the green onions and saute for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add the beef. Break up the beef and cook for 1 minute or until no longer pink.
- Pour the sauce and stir it around for another 2 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Assemble
- Divide the rice into bowls. Add the beef to one side and scrambled eggs to the other. Put some green onions between those.
- Optionally, place an extra egg yolk on top. Garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy~!
Notes
- 1 Tbsp = 15 ml, 1 Cup = 240 ml
