Teriyaki Beef with Sunomono Salad - Uwajimaya

Ingredients

• 1 pound tender beef steak
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup mirin (sweet rice wine for cooking)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root (grated)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2-3 Japanese cucumbers (or 1 English cucumber)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• toasted sesame seeds
• optional: finely shredded daikon and carrot (to taste)
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar plus 2-3 tablespoons sugar
• optional: grated ginger, a few drops of soy sauce
• 1-2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice (to taste)