Essential Bowl

 This is one of the memorable foods I grew up eating.

Obaachan often made this for lunch or light supper. It's considered as tenuki, meaning slack-off because it has few ingredients and is easy to make!

Essential Bowl:

Ingredients

2 lb. Ground Beef
1 onion, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
a few small potatoes or 1 regular size potato, sliced

Rice

Directions

1. Peel and slice onion 1/8 inch thick.

2. Peel and slice potatoes, also 1/8 inch thick.

3. Peel and slice carrot 1/8 inch thick.

4. Heat the pan and pour 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil and saute the sliced veggies over MEDIUM-HIGH heat.

5. Add salt and pepper and keep stirring till the vegetables become soft, 6-7 minutes. They will look like this.

6. Transfer the veggies to a big bowl.

7. Add another tablespoon of oil to the same pan and add ground beef. Cook it over MEDIUM-HIGH heat till 90% cooked. 

90% cooked

8. Add the cooked veggies to the meat and continue cooking.

9. When the meat is no longer pink, season with salt and pepper. Add a couple of quick rounds of soy sauce. Make sure you taste it and see it's good!

Enjoy it over hot rice. And yes, you may use your favorite Teriyaki sauce, if you must...