Second to curry rice in terms of popularity, hayashi rice looks similar albeit tastes differently from curry rice. It’s another common household food in Japan.

Ingredients:

1. Beef, sliced thinly
2. 1 onion, sliced thinly
3. 2 cloves of garlic, minced
4. Mushroom, sliced thinly
5. 1 cup of red wine
6. 1 carrot, sliced thinly
7. Butter, 1 tbs
8. 2 bay leaves
9. Thyme, 1 tbs
10. Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbs
11. Soy sauce, 1 tbs
12. Canned tomato, 3 tbs
13. Tomato paste, 1 tbs
14. Flour, 1.5 tbs
15. Bouillon 1 1 tbs

Instructions:

1. First, on a hot pan with cooking oil, add in the beef, and fry till it’s cooked and remove it
2. On the same pan, cook the onion till it’s lightly browned, and add in the garlic, carrot, and mushroom
3. Pour the onions, garlic, etc. from the pan to a pot under medium heat
4. Pour in the red wine to the pot, add in 1 – 2 cups of water
5. Add in the bouillon, canned tomato, and tomato paste
6. Add in thyme and bay leaves
7. Add in worcestershire sauce and soy sauce
8. Let it simmer till there’s only half of the liquid left, and throw in the beef
9. Pour in the flour and the butter, and mix thoroughly. Simmer till the sauce thickens
10. Serve with rice