Comfort Hayashi Rice (Japanese Hashed Beef Rice)...

Have you ever heard of hashed beef rice?...  not to be mixed up with corn beef hash. Basically, it's thin slices of beef cooked with onions and mushrooms in a beef gravy but not so basic as you will read... and it's Japanese 🇯🇵! Well, a yoshoku western-influenced stew called hayashi and after tonight, it will be on rotation especially with fall on the horizon and back-to-school easy weeknight meals... The recipe was replicated from Just One Cookbook, and it turned out beautifully! A must try 👌

I was watching a missed last episode of 2017 series Samurai Gourmet on Netflix, where the lead foodie character searched high and low for a relocated restaurant in Japan to reminisce his beloved childhood dish hayashi rice.

The close camera shots of the succulent glossy demi glace being prepared with a 1-1/2 hours cooked down espagnole sauce (onions, carrots and celery in beef stock and red wine with a bouquet garni of bay leaves, thyme, black peppercorns and parsley sprigs) and then poured to stir and thicken into a 15-minute cooked flour and butter roux to chocolate brown, thus the gorgeous gravy... had me weak at the knees 🤤. A bit of a caramel nose and further seasoned with garlic, tomato paste and juice, worcestershire sauce, catsup simmered with the onions, thinly sliced beef, and white & shimeji mushrooms 🍄🍄.

Use frozen thawed sliced beef for easy convenience.

 Ahhhh.... 15 minutes later, served with hot steamed rice... heaven on a plate 🍛😇!