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Gyudon (Japanese Beef and Rice Bowl)

Gyudon (Japanese Beef and Rice Bowl): a sourced camp stove recipe with measured ingredients and cooking instructions. Pack a cooler for perishables.

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Added October 9, 2026
Gyudon (Japanese Beef and Rice Bowl)

Photo: jetalone from Higashi-Ginza, Tokyo · CC BY 2.0. Source-recipe food photograph; not a Wild10 cooking-test photo.

Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

  • •2 eggs
  • •200 g thinly- sliced beef
  • •½ onion , cut into wedges
  • •1 tablespoon sake
  • •1 tablespoon sugar
  • •1 tablespoon mirin
  • •2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • •100 ml water
  • •½ teaspoon dashi
  • •5 g ginger , grated
  • •Steamed rice
  • •Beni shōga (pickled ginger )
  • •Shichimi seasoning
  • •Scallions , chopped

Instructions

  1. 1Cover the eggs in boiling water, and let them sit for 20 minutes so they are soft inside and not hard. Carefully peel off the shell.
  2. 2Boil the beef and drain the water.
  3. 3Combine sake, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar in a frying pan . Stir over at medium heat.
  4. 4Add beef and cook. Before all the sauce evaporates, remove the beef.
  5. 5Add water, dashi, grated ginger, and onions to the sauce. Cover and boil.
  6. 6Mix in the beef.
  7. 7Put the steamed rice in a bowl, and top with the sauced meat.
  8. 8Arrange the soft egg and pickled ginger on top. Top with scallions and shichimi seasoning.

Camp tips

  • • Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

Food safety & trail facts

Keep perishables at 40°F (4°C) or below in a monitored cooler. Discard food left above that temperature for over 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Use potable water, wash hands, and pack out scraps. Never cook inside a tent. Check local fire restrictions.

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