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Bibimbap (비빔밥)

Korea

Bibimbap

Traditional Korean dish – fragrant rice topped with thinly sliced beef fillet, fresh vegetables and spicy gochujang sauce. Quickly prepared, combining many flavors and textures.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Bibimbap step 1

    Rinse the rice and cook it in salted water until done, about 20 minutes.

  2. Bibimbap step 2

    Mix the beef with soy sauce, 2 tsp sugar, 2 tsp sesame oil, rice wine, 1 tbsp green onion, 1.5 tsp garlic, ground black pepper and 0.5 tsp sesame seeds. Let marinate for 15 minutes.

  3. Bibimbap step 3

    Prepare the sauce: mix gochujang with 2 tsp sugar, stir until smooth.

  4. Bibimbap step 4

    Stir-fry the marinated beef in a heated pan with a small amount of vegetable oil until cooked, about 5 minutes.

  5. Bibimbap step 5

    Blanch the mung bean sprouts, then mix them with 0.5 tsp garlic, 1 tsp sesame oil, 0.5 tsp sesame seeds and 0.5 tsp salt.

  6. Bibimbap step 6

    Stir-fry the spinach with 0.5 tsp garlic, 1 tsp sesame oil, 0.5 tsp sesame seeds, 0.5 tsp salt and add 1 tbsp green onion.

  7. Bibimbap step 7

    Season sliced cucumbers (2 pcs) with 0.5 tsp salt, 1 tbsp green onion, 0.5 tsp garlic, 1 tsp sesame oil and 0.5 tsp sesame seeds; let sit for 5 minutes.

  8. Bibimbap step 8

    Stir-fry mushrooms and carrot in a small amount of vegetable oil, season with 0.25 tsp salt.

  9. Bibimbap step 9

    Place rice in a bowl, top with beef, prepared vegetables, mushrooms with carrot and drizzle gochujang sauce. Optionally add a fried egg.