Soboro Don (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl)

One of the easiest equations for dinner? Rice + something savory. Soboro don makes a particularly strong case. The Japanese rice bowl combines soboro (そぼろ)—ground meat, fish, or eggs cooked into fine crumbles—with steamed short-grain rice and assorted toppings. Here, ground beef gets deeply savory with sake, mirin, soy sauce, and scallions.Pair the beef with scrambled eggs, a classic combination, plus shredded cabbage, carrots, and avocado for freshness and crunch. But don’t feel bound: Peas, mushrooms, asparagus, or whatever else is hanging around the crisper would be just as welcome.