Dancing Bonito Over Forbidden Rice

Ingredients

• Black Rice (Forbidden Rice) — 2 cups
• Vegetable Broth — 3 1/2 cups
• Muscat or Non-Alcoholic Gewurztraminer — 1/2 cup
• Unsalted Butter (or neutral oil) — 2 tbsp
• Mirin — 2 tbsp
• Sake — 2 tbsp (optional)
• Soy Sauce (or Tamari) — 2 tbsp
• Salt — 1 tbsp (adjust to taste)
• Sugar — 1/2 tsp
• Bonito Flakes (Katsuobushi) — 3 tbsp
• Eggs — 4-5 (beaten or scrambled)
• or Quail Eggs — 8, boiled and peeled (optional)
• Scallion — 1, thin sliced
• Toasted Sesame Oil — 1/2 tsp (optional for finishing)
• Neutral Oil — 1 tsp (for cooking eggs)
• Skirt Steak — 1 lb
• Fresh Ginger — 1 tbsp, grated
• Fresh Garlic — 3 cloves, minced
• Soy Sauce — 1 tbsp
• Rice Vinegar — 1 tbsp
• Honey (or Maple Syrup) — 1 tsp
• Toasted Sesame Oil — 1 tsp
• Fresh Cracked Black Pepper — as needed
• High Heat Oil — 1 tbsp (for searing)