Beef Shigureni is a great side dish you can make ahead. This strongly seasoned beef can be kept in the fridge up to a week. Perfect for lunch and busy weekday dinners when you want one more thing.
Beef Shigureni is made a lot like our Gyudon (please watch our Gyudon video recipe for details), but cooked longer to get a more tender texture here. Very thinly sliced beef that is often sold at Japanese markets is used for the recipe, but any cut of sliced beef would work. If you are slicing from a lump of meat, here’s a tip: when beef is partially frozen, it is easier to slice thin.
This dish has a sweet and salty flavor that goes very well with steamed rice. Try it, and we hope you’ll like it!
The recipe was originally published on May 9, 2013.
Video was added on June 24, 2021.
Beef Shigureni
Ingredients
Instructions
- Slice beef and ginger root into thin slices.
- Heat water in a pot, and add cut ginger and the rest of the ingredients (except beef). When the water boils, add beef and stir so the beef doesn’t bunch up. Let it boil and skim fat well.
- Cook covered for 20-30 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until liquid is almost all gone.
Video
14 Comments
Could we have a video of this dish please?
Mohseen Lala,
Stay tuned!
Is this something I could keep in the fridge and eat it as a side dish over a few days? How long will it last? Thank you for the recipe! 🙂
Eura,
yes, you’re exactly right.
Which part of beef do you recommend to use?
Robert,
actually you can use any parts. You cook long enough, so tougher parts also work.
is this recipe for chewy meat like does the meat turn out chewy
Tab,
no, the texture is rather soft. You can cook a little longer.
I made this dish tonight and it turned out completely different. I am not sure what I did differently though. It has a dark sticky BBQ like sauce on it. It tasted wonderful but it was over done even though I only boiled for 13 minutes before removing the lid to let the water vaporize. Any thoughts on what I could have done wrong?
Brandy
Brandy,
the sauce is not as thick as BBQ sauce. Too bad it was not what you expected. Please try some other recipes of ours!
Thanks! this recipe was fantastic! Came out wonderfully and super easy to prepare. I will try again.
Mar,
glad you liked our Beef Shigureni recipe. We also have Pork Shigureni recipe too!
When I lived in Hirakatashi, my friend made me onigiri made with this. I missed it a lot, and now I’m happy to know how to make it. Thank you so much!
I have cooked lots of receipts from your site. I love it, and my Caucasian husband is totally into it. He is looking forward for Japanese meal from your site every meal.
Thank you so much!! Great job.