Impossible™ Beef Japanese Donburi
with Jasmine Rice & Sunomono Salad
770 cals
25 mins
Description
Once again Japan nails it. One of the most casual meals ever, with perfectly calibrated flavours. Known as soboro donburi, rice bowls are topped with gingery minced 'meat' and edamame. A furikake-spiced cucumber salad is smashing on the side.
Contains:
Sesame • Soy • Wheat
Ingredients
for 2 servings
(Double for 4 portions)
20g Ginger
3 Cucumbers
2 Impossible™ beef burger patties (made from plants)
100g String peas (sugar snap peas or snow peas)
160g Jasmine rice
60ml Soy sauce (low sodium)
60ml Rice vinegar
60ml Mirin
150g Edamame (or green peas)
10g Mild Furikake (black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, crushed nori, sugar, kosher salt)
Nutrition
Total fat | 20g |
Saturated Fat | 6g |
Sodium | 1860mg |
Total carbs | 110g |
Sugar | 18g |
Protein | 39g |
Fibres | 12g |
Recipe Instructions
- In a medium pot, combine the rice, 1 ½ cups water (double for 4 portions) and a big pinch of salt; bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer, 14 to 16 min., until the rice is tender and the water has been absorbed.
- Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 min. Fluff the rice.
- Meanwhile, peel and grate the ginger.
- Cut the string peas crosswise into thirds.
- Halve the cucumbers lengthwise; smash until slightly flattened. Cut into large chunks.
- Crumble the patties.
- In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the ginger and sauté, 30 sec. to 1 min., until fragrant.
- Add the crumbled patties and cook, breaking up the meat, 3 to 4 min., until beginning to brown.
- Ground beef: 4 to 6 min.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the cucumbers, ⅓ of the mild furikake, 1 tbsp of the soy sauce, 1 tbsp of the vinegar and 1 tbsp of the mirin (double all for 4 portions).
- To the pan, add the string peas and remaining mild furikake.
- Cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 min., until beginning to soften.
- Add the edamame and cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until warmed through.
- Add the remaining soy sauce, vinegar and mirin.
- Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until combined.
- Divide the rice between your bowls.
- Top with the donburi.
- Serve the smashed cucumber salad on the side. Bon appétit!