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Sanshoku Don (Three-Color Rice Bowl)

A classic Japanese comfort food featuring three colors: brown, yellow, and green, served over rice.

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Japanese
easy
20 min
2
Prep: 5 min
Cook: 15 min
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J. Kenji López-Alt
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Ingredients
  • 1/2 lb Ground beefcan substitute with ground chicken, pork, turkey, or firm tofu
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp Sake
  • 1/2 tbsp Mirinsweet Japanese rice wine
  • Powdered dashia sprinkle
  • 2 tbsp Waterto reconstitute dashi
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • Gingera couple of slices, minced
  • 2 Eggsone per serving
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • Frozen peasor any green vegetable like spinach, snap peas, or asparagus
  • Japanese short grain ricecooked
Instructions
  1. 1

    Cook the ground meat with soy sauce, sake, mirin, powdered dashi, water, sugar, and minced ginger until the liquid evaporates and the meat browns slightly.

    10 min

  2. 2

    Beat the eggs with mirin and a pinch of salt. Cook until set but still moist.

    5 min

  3. 3

    Heat a little water and add frozen peas. Cook until they are no longer frozen in the center.

    3 min

  4. 4

    Serve the cooked meat, eggs, and peas over a bowl of cooked Japanese short grain rice.

    2 min

Equipment Needed
skillet
rice cooker

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