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Japanese Gyudon One-Pot Rice Cooker

Recipe by Joe Chu on InstagramAdded 1 August 2026.
  • 46 min
  • Serves 2
  • 10 ingredients

10 minutes to prep, 36 to cook. A hearty Japanese beef bowl cooked entirely in a rice cooker. Thinly sliced eye‑of‑round beef simmers with jasmine rice, beef bone broth, soy sauce, mirin and dashi, then is topped with soft‑boiled eggs and fresh scallions for a protein‑rich, low‑calorie dinner ready in under an hour.

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Japanese Gyudon One-Pot Rice Cooker by Joe Chu, a frame from the Instagram video

Ingredients

2 servingsMetric

Amounts as Joe Chu gives them. Metric converts supported weights and liquids, and oven temperatures; spoon measures and counts stay as written.

Method

  1. 1

    Thinly slice the scallions and set aside for garnish.

  2. 2

    Rinse the jasmine rice under cold water until the water runs clear, then drain.

  3. 3

    Peel the yellow onion and cut it into thin wedges.

  4. 4

    Measure the beef bone broth, soy sauce, mirin, and dashi powder; set them aside.

  5. 5

    Place the rinsed rice in the rice cooker bowl, then add the sliced beef, onion wedges, ginger, broth mixture, and the measured seasonings.

  6. 6

    Close the rice cooker lid and select the regular white‑rice cooking setting (approximately 30 minutes).

  7. 7

    While the rice cooker works, bring a pot of water to a rolling boil, gently lower the eggs, and boil for exactly 6 minutes.

  8. 8

    Immediately transfer the boiled eggs to an ice‑water bath for 2 minutes, then peel and set aside.

  9. 9

    When the rice cooker signals that cooking is complete, gently fluff the rice and beef mixture with a wooden spoon to distribute the flavors.

  10. 10

    Divide the gyudon evenly into two serving bowls, top each bowl with a peeled soft‑boiled egg (halved if desired) and a generous sprinkle of the sliced scallions, then serve hot.

Tips while you cook

Rinse rice thoroughly
Rinse the jasmine rice under cold water until the water runs clear before adding it to the cooker.
Exact egg timing
Boil the eggs for exactly 6 minutes, then cool in an ice‑water bath for 2 minutes before peeling.
Fluff after cooking
When the rice cooker signals completion, gently fluff the rice and beef mixture with a wooden spoon.

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