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Easy Japanese Steak Recipe

This easy Japanese steak recipe is similar to Western style steak, but has a special sauce. This sauce is made with traditional Japanese seasonings, such as mirin and soy sauce. This sauce is what makes Japanese style steak quite different than Western style steak.
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Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

Meat Ingredients
  • 400 g steak (~1 lb)
  • salt (for taste)
  • pepper (for taste)
  • 1 tbsp butter (for frying steak)
Sauce Ingredients
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce

Method
 

Making the Steak
  1. Cut thin slices in the 2 pieces of steak
    Cut Steak
  2. Add salt and pepper to both sides of the meat and leave at room temperature for 10 minutes
  3. Add 1 tbsp of butter into a fry pan and turn the stove on high heat
  4. Add the steak and fry on both sides on high heat (well done - 2 minutes on each side; medium rare - 1.5 minutes; rare - 1 minute on each side) (the cook time depends upon the thickness of the steak)
    Steak in butter
  5. Turn off the stove and cover with aluminum foil. Leave for 3 minutes.
    Aluminum covered steak
  6. Remove the steak from the pan. The remaining liquid will be used as the base for the steak sauce.
Making the Steak Sauce
  1. Peel and grate an onion
    Grated Onion
  2. Add the grated onion into the left over steak sauce and turn on the stove to medium heat
  3. Add the sugar, mirin, and soy sauce into the sauce
  4. Heat until the sauce begins simmering
    Steak Sauce
  5. Taste the sauce and if the spiciness from the onions is gone, the sauce is complete
  6. Plate the steak with the sauce an enjoy!

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