Serves 4
11 min
Soboro Beef
Recipe GLPR008c711d7e8faa
A quick and savory Japanese ground beef dish where seasoned, crumbled beef is cooked until tender and glazed with a light soy-mirin sauce. Finished with fresh scallions and served over steaming white rice, this simple yet flavorful meal comes together in just minutes.
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Ingredients
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
8 ounces ground beef chuck
2 tablespoons sake (Japanese rice wine)
2 tablespoons mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 scallions, chopped
white rice, for serving
Directions
Heat the vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the ground beef and cook, stirring constantly and breaking the meat into small, granular pieces as it cooks, for about 3 minutes, until the beef is no longer pink and the pieces are browned and cooked nearly through (165°F internal temperature for food safety).
Pour in the sake and continue stirring for about 1 minute, allowing the liquid to evaporate and flavor the beef.
Add the mirin and soy sauce, stirring to combine. Continue cooking for about 1 minute longer, until the liquid in the pan is nearly evaporated and the beef is coated in a glossy glaze.
Remove the pan from heat and stir in the chopped scallions, tossing to distribute them evenly throughout the beef.
Serve the soboro beef over hot white rice.
