Place your rinsed Japanese short-grain rice into the inner pan of your Panasonic SR-DL184 Rice Cooker. Add the water, dashi powder, soy sauce, mirin and sugar. Give it a gentle stir so the seasonings dissolve and mix with the rice.

Scatter the thinly sliced onions evenly over the top of the rice and liquid. Next, gently separate your thinly sliced beef and lay it over the onions in an even layer. Do not stir!

Close the lid of the rice cooker. Select the ‘White Regular’ menu and press start.

When there are about 10 minutes left on the rice cooker timer (or when the machine switches to the ‘Keep Warm’ setting if you miss the countdown), lightly beat the 4 eggs in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. You don’t want to over-beat them; a few streaks of white and yolk are perfect.

Open the rice cooker lid quickly and carefully. Pour the beaten egg mixture evenly over the cooked beef. Close the lid immediately and let it sit on the ‘Keep Warm’ setting for 5-8 minutes.

Open the lid to reveal that glorious, creamy egg topping. Use a rice paddle to gently scoop deep into the pot, making sure you get a generous portion of the fluffy rice, the savoury beef and onions, and that perfect egg. Divide between two bowls. Top generously with sliced spring onions, toasted sesame seeds, a sprinkle of shichimi togarashi if you like a little heat and some pickled ginger. Serve immediately and enjoy your high-protein, zero-effort masterpiece!