Meat + Poultry Soboro Donburi (Gingery Ground Beef with Peas over Rice) 5.0 (4) 11 Reviews In 2018, Food & Wine named this recipe one of our 40 best: This hearty Japanese rice bowl features soboro (finely ground meat simmered in soy sauce, dashi, and sake) served over rice to make a satisfying meal. Long before rice bowls were popular in the U.S., cookbook author and Japanese food expert Elizabeth Andoh taught readers how to make donburi — a casual dish of meat and vegetables served over rice — as a complete meal. This version features ground beef, peas, and fresh ginger spooned over steamed rice. To simplify the recipe, Andoh suggests using water instead of dashi. By Elizabeth Andoh Published on August 9, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Active Time: 25 mins Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 1 pound 90% lean ground beef 1/3 cup sake 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup dashi or water 1 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar 1/2 cup frozen English peas, thawed 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger 5 cups hot cooked rice 2 tablespoon beni shoga (Japanese pickled ginger) or 1 large tomato, sliced Directions Stir together ground beef, sake, soy sauce, dashi, and sugar in a small Dutch oven or medium-size, heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high, stirring often to break up large lumps of beef, 5 minutes. Stir in peas and ginger; cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is mostly evaporated and beef is no longer pink but is still moist, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Divide rice evenly among 4 large bowls. Spoon 1/2 cup beef mixture over each. Garnish with pickled ginger. Greg DuPree Rate it Print