Bibimbap
Bibimbap is a nutritious and healthy Korean dish compromises of a bowl of steaming rice with assortment of vegetables and meat on top, mixed with sauce.
Servings:
Ingredients
- 4 servings steamed rice
- Toasted sesame seeds
Marinated Beef
- 1/2 pound (225 gr) bulgogi/ground beef
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp granulated/brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- Vegetable oil
Vegetables
- 1 cup Napa Cabbage Kimchi
- 1 bunch spinach, stems removed
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1 large carrot, julienned
- 3-4 shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp salt
- Vegetable oil
Gochujang Sauce
- 2 tbsp gochujang
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
Instructions
Marinated Beef
- Marinate beef with soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and garlic for 30 minutes.
- Heat up a pan over medium high heat and cook the marinated beef until well cooked. Set aside.
Vegetables
- Drain kimchi juice. Chop the kimchi into smaller pieces. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat and prepare an ice bath. Blanch the bean sprouts, place them immediately in the ice bath, then squeeze out water. Season with 1/2 tsp sesame oil and 1/4 tsp salt. Set aside.
- In the same boiling water, blanch the bean sprouts, place them immediately in the ice bath, then squeeze out water. Season with 1/2 tsp sesame oil and 1/4 tsp salt. Set aside.
- Combine the carrot matchsticks with 1/4 tsp salt. Mix well and let it sweat for 5-10 minutes. Heat a pan and add a few drops of vegetable oil. Squeeze out excess water from the carrot, then saute for about 1 minute. Set aside.
- In the same pan, add a few drops of vegetable oil, saute shiitake mushrooms until well cooked. Season with 1/4 tsp salt. Set aside.
Gochujang Sauce
- In a small bowl, mix gochujang, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, and rice vinegar until well combined.
Assemble
- Divide the desired amount of rice between serving bowls. Picking out veggies, kimchi, and cooked beef one at a time, place each in a circle around the bowl. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Serve with sauce on the side.
- Add about 1 tbsp gochujang sauce into each bowl (depending on personal preference) and mix everything with a spoon or chopsticks.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 1368mg | Potassium: 930mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 11027IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 6mg
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