Easy Roast Beef Recipe (Japanese-inspired Roast Beef with Savory Dashi Sauce) | Cooking with Dog

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar

💰Cheaper: sugar + water

Rice vinegar adds acidity while sugar + water mimics sweetness.

sake

🥗Healthier: white grape juice

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

White grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

beef roast

🥗Healthier: pork tenderloin

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Pork tenderloin is leaner, while chicken thighs are more economical.

daikon radish

🥗Healthier: turnip

💰Cheaper: regular radish

Turnip is a similar texture and flavor, while regular radish is more accessible.

In a pot, combine dashi stock, soy sauce, and mirin.

Turn on the burner and bring the sauce to a boil, then turn off the burner.

Remove the beef from the fridge 2 to 3 hours before cooking.

Lightly sprinkle salt and pepper over the entire surface of the bottom round roast.

Heat a pan and add vegetable oil, swirling to coat.

Place the beef into the pan and saute on high heat until the entire surface is browned.

Reheat the sauce, then place the beef into the pot with the sauce.

Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce the heat to the lowest level.

Ladle the sauce over the beef and simmer for about 15 minutes, flipping the beef 2 to 3 times.

Check the inside temperature by piercing the beef with a metal skewer and checking the warmth of the tip.

Allow the beef to sit until cool, then remove it from the pot and slice it into about one eighth inch slices.

Arrange the slices on a plate with thinly sliced onion soaked in ice water and shiso leaves, topped with broccoli sprouts.

Pour the sauce into a bowl and serve with wasabi or karashi hot mustard.

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