🇰🇷 South Korean Cuisine

비빔밥

Bibimbap

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 532 kcal

Vibrant bowl of rice crowned with seasoned vegetables, spicy gochujang, and a golden fried egg — mixed together at the table into a colorful medley.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked short-grain rice
  • 200 g beef sirloin, thinly sliced
  • 1 large carrot, julienned
  • 1 medium zucchini, julienned
  • 200 g fresh spinach
  • 200 g bean sprouts
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tbsp gochujang (Korean red pepper paste)
  • 3 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • Sesame seeds for garnish
  • Salt for seasoning vegetables

Instructions

  1. 1 Marinate the sliced beef in one tablespoon each of soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar with one clove of minced garlic for at least thirty minutes, then cook in a hot skillet over high heat for two to three minutes until caramelized and slightly charred.
  2. 2 Blanch the spinach in boiling salted water for thirty seconds, shock immediately in ice water to preserve the bright green color, squeeze out all excess moisture, then toss with a pinch of salt, a drizzle of sesame oil, and minced garlic.
  3. 3 Cook the bean sprouts in boiling water for two minutes until just tender, drain and season with salt and sesame oil, then saute the julienned carrots and zucchini separately in a hot skillet with a touch of oil for two minutes each until tender-crisp.
  4. 4 Fry the eggs sunny-side up in a non-stick skillet with a small amount of sesame oil over medium heat, cooking until the whites are fully set but the yolks remain perfectly runny, as the flowing yolk acts as a rich sauce when mixed into the bowl.
  5. 5 Brush the inside of each serving bowl with sesame oil, press a mound of hot rice into the bottom, then arrange each prepared vegetable and the beef in separate colorful sections radiating out from the center like a clock face.
  6. 6 Place a fried egg in the center of each bowl, add a generous spoonful of gochujang, sprinkle with sesame seeds, then serve immediately, instructing diners to break the egg yolk and mix everything together vigorously from the bottom up before eating.

Did You Know?

In dolsot bibimbap, rice forms a crispy golden crust on the stone pot bottom — the best part.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/south-korean/bibimbap/