Japan

Hayashi Rice

Name: Hayashi Rice
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 400 g Beef (thinly sliced); 2 Onions; 200 g Mushrooms; 100 ml + 2 tbsp Red wine & tomato paste; 400 ml Demi-glace or brown sauce; 2 tbsp each Butter & flour; to serve Cooked rice

Japanese sliced beef in demi-glace

Hayashi rice is a darling of Japanese yōshoku cuisine: tender sliced beef and onions in a velvety, tomato-brown sauce over rice.

Related to Japanese curry but milder and sweet-tart - a comfort dish rooted in families since the Meiji era.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Beef (thinly sliced)400 g
Onions2
Mushrooms200 g
Red wine & tomato paste100 ml + 2 tbsp
Demi-glace or brown sauce400 ml
Butter & flour2 tbsp each
Cooked riceto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry the onions in butter until golden.
Add the beef and mushrooms and sear.
Deglaze with red wine, stir in tomato paste.
Pour in demi-glace and reduce silky, thicken with a flour-butter roux.
Spoon over rice and serve.

Make it original

A demi-glace base for hayashi rice is in the Asia Boutique.

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