How to Cook Hayashi Rice(Hashed Beef Rice)

Hayashi rice or often called Hashed beef rice is a famous fusion dish of Japanese cuisine that is made by cooking beef, onion, and mushrooms in a tomato sauce, then the beef Hayashi is served with boiled rice. Hashed beef rice has many variations that include, Vegan Hayashi Rice, Beef Hayashi Omurice, Hayashi ramen, Hayashi Sushi, Chicken Hayashi Rice, and Hayashi Fried Rice Recipe. The prepared Roux or Mix Hayashi is easily available in Japanese grocery markets, but today Stepshowto will instruct you to make a healthier version of hashed beef rice from scratch in your kitchen. On StepsHowTo you can also see some healthy Korean street food recipes.

Hayashi Rice Recipe

Hayashi Recipe Ingredients

Steamed Rice Ingredients

• Water 6cups
• Rice 2 cups
• Salt as per taste

Hayashi Beef Ingredients

• Beef 500grams
• Onion 2large
• Mushrooms 1cup
• Salt 1tsp
• Black pepper 1tsp
• Garlic 2cloves
• Olive oil for frying
• Butter 1tbsp

Hayashi Sauce Ingredients

• Tomato juice 2cups
• Tomato paste 1tbsp
• Worcestershire sauce 2tbsp
• Soy sauce 1tbsp
• Ketchup 3tbsp
• Brown sugar 2tbsp
• Salt as per taste

Directions

Cooking Steamed Rice

Step1

In a pot add six cups of water and put it on the stove on medium flame, when the water gets boiled add two cups of rice and salt according to taste into the pot. Let them boil for 5-10 minutes then drain the water and put the steamed rice aside for later use. You can also make them in a rice cooker.

Cooking Beef

Step2

In the pan pour olive oil and let it heat on medium heat, then add thinly sliced beef into the pot, fry the beef on high heat until it changes its color. Take out the beef in a bowl when it’s done.

Step3

Then in the same pan now add sliced mushrooms and cook them on high heat for5-7 minutes. When they are done take out mushrooms in a bowl for later use.

Step4

In the pot add butter, and let it melt. then add chopped onion, and fry them on medium heat until they get brown in color. Then crush garlic cloves and add them to the pot, keep stirring the onions in between to avoid sticking to the pan.

Making Sauce

Step5

Then add Brown sugar, Soy sauce, Tomato paste, Ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and salt into the pot. Secondly, mix them together using a spoon and simmer on medium heat for two minutes. Then pour Tomato juice into the pot, and let the mixture boil for two minutes more.

Step6

Then add fried beef and mushrooms into the pot, and cover them in the mixture by stirring the spoon into the pot. Cover the lid of the pot and let it simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step7

Finish by turning off the flame and serve the thicked beef stew with steamed rice on a plate.

FAQs

What is Hayashi rice?

It is a beef stew dish served with steamed rice is from Japanese fusion Cuisine. This dish is actually inspired by western-style dishes, beef and mushrooms are fried in butter or oil then cooked in tomato juice to enhance the delicious taste. The sauce is cooked with onions, tomato puree, tomato juice, and other sauces on flame. The mouthwatering dish is served with steamed rice, many people served this along with ramen.

What is Hayashi Mix?

It is a block of spices, flour, oil, and other seasonings used in the Hayashi dish recipe. Mix Hayashi or Hayashi cubes can be used as a quick alternative in making the dish, just fry beef and veggies then add this Hayashi cube in the pot with water and let it simmer. Your recipe will be ready in a few minutes without any hassles, this mix is easily available in Japanese supermarkets.

How to Make Hayashi rice with chicken?

You can use chicken instead of beef in the recipe, fry sliced boneless chicken in a pan along with sliced button mushrooms. Then prepare the sauce in a pot by sauteing onions in butter along with garlic, tomato paste, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce, then pour tomato juice and simmer it on a medium flame for 20 minutes. Serve it with steamed rice or with noodles.