Beef Teppanyaki made Easy - Foxy Folksy (2024)

You can make this delicious Beef Teppanyaki at home—no teppan needed! It requires simple and few ingredients and can be done in no time at all!

What is Teppanyaki?

Teppanyaki is actually not a dish but rather a Japanese style of cooking using a 'teppan'- a flatiron plate or griddle -to grill or broil or fry food which is 'yaki' in Japanese. It is simply grilling food on a flat iron plate.

In Japan, and dish cooked in teppan is called teppanyaki may it be meat, seafood or noodles.Originally, Japanese families used small grills to prepare food in this way. But modern-day teppanyaki in Japanese Steakhouses involves a large grill with the chef performing skillful maneuvers right in front of the guests.Teppanyaki Steak is one of the popular variations, using wagyu beef.

You do not have to go out to enjoy a good teppanyaki dish. If you have a heavy iron skillet then you are good to go!

Teppanyaki Sauce

Another thing that makes good teppanyaki is the sauce. Teppanyaki sauce is normally used for dipping and for cooking itself. Mildly sweet, salty and garlicky sauce enhances the natural flavors of the fresh ingredients used. Other sauces used can also be tart or citrusy.

Common Teppanyaki Sauce uses or combines:

• soy sauce
• mirin - similar to sake but sweeter and has less alcohol content
• ponzu - citrus-based similar to vinaigrette with brownish color
• vinegar

About this Beef Teppanyaki Recipe:

I used thin slices of sirloin. Remember that as this is a tender cut, it should be cooked quickly at high temperatures to keep it tender and juicy. Ribeye steak would also be great. You can also cook a thicker cut then cut it into cubes for faster cooking.

You can buy thinly sliced beef or a whole chunk and slice it yourself. To make the slicing easier, freeze the meat until it is firm but not rock-hard.

I marinated the beef in the sauce and used the same marinade for cooking. No dipping sauce needed.

You can stir-fry vegetables like onion, mushrooms, carrots, green onion on the same skillet with some leftover sauce. Serve with hot rice or noodles for a complete meal.

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This recipe was originally published in January 2014. Updated in March 2020 to include new photos and a video.

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