Sweet Simmered Beef With Onions

This Japanese recipe has a rich and complex sauce with fried rice.

Ingredients
1 1/2 C. (2 rice cooker C.) short-grain or medium-grain white rice
2 C. dashi stock (fish stock)
2 Tbs. sake
3 Tbs. mirin
1 1/2 Tbs. sugar
1 medium onion, peeled, cut into thin wedges
7 oz. sirloin beef, sliced thin across the grain
3 Tbs. shoyu (soy sauce)
3 eggs, lightly beaten

Directions
Rinse the rice in several changes of cold water until the water is clear. In a bowl, combine rice with 1 3/4 C. cold water (2 1/2 rice cooker C.). Soak the rice for 1 hour. Cook the rice in its soaking water in a rice cooker or a pot with a heavy bottom. When the rice is ready, combine the dashi, sake and mirin in a medium skillet. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Add the sugar and stir until it dissolves. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes. Add the onion and cook until it is soft, 3-5 minutes. Add the beef strips and cook for 2 minutes. Add the shoyu and cook 2-3 minutes more. Pour the eggs over the beef and onion and cook, covered, 1-2 minutes. Divide the cooked rice among large serving bowls and top with the beef, onion and egg mixture. Pour a generous amount of the remaining cooking broth over each serving. Serve the dish with chopsticks and a spoon.