Japanese Beef Bowl

• 2 cups short- or medium-grain rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 pound beef sirloin, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• Pickled ginger slices (optional)

1. In a 4-quart pan, bring 3 cups water to a boil. Add rice and salt. Cover and reduce heat to simmer, then cook until almost tender, 15 minutes. Turn off heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
2. In a small pan, bring soy sauce, sugar, sake, and 3/4 cup water to a boil. Remove from heat and reserve.
3. In a 10-inch frying pan over high heat, cook onion in oil until it begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add beef and continue stirring for 2 minutes, then add 1/2 cup of soy-sake sauce and stir until beef is cooked, 2 minutes longer.
4. Divide rice among 4 bowls. Top with beef, remaining sauce, and cilantro. Serve with ginger, if desired.
5. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

rice, salt, soy sauce, sugar, sake, onion, oil, beef sirloin, cilantro, ginger

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/japanese-beef-bowl (may not work)