Simple traditional bibimbap recipe
Bibimbap is one of my favorite recipes – because I love eating vegetables. I think it is the perfect dish, and really healthy. I always think that ?rd of your plate should be covered with veggies. The variety of vegetables does not matter really – use whatever you have at home. Even add chopped lettuce leaves or cucumber to add a nice crunch.
Tips
- Cook in pot, like a paella
- The sautéing in this dish is very quick so be sure you have all the toppings ready before you start cooking.
Ingredients
- 650 g cooked white rice
- 1 tbsp roasted sesame oil
- 3 tbsp Korean chilli paste (gochujang)
- 2.5 tbsp mirin
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp thinly sliced scallions or spring onion
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin, plus extra for deglazing the pan
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 1 tsp crushed roasted sesame seeds
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 60 g bean sprouts, with yellow heads
- 80 g julienned carrots
- 0.5 medium courgette, thinly sliced
- 70 g snow peas, trimmed and pods split open in half
- 300 g baby spinach leaves
- 100 g shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and cut into ½cm pieces
- 100 g ground/minced beef
- 2 tsp sugar
- 100 g kimchi, snipped into 3cm pieces
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 sprinkling black sesame seeds
- 1 sprinkling micro cress
Details
- Cuisine: Korean
- Recipe Type: Main
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 20 mins
- Cooking Time: 15 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Heat a large (12-inch) heavy cast iron skillet over medium heat. Drizzle the sesame oil into the pan and gently spread the rice in a loose layer.
- For the bibimbap sauce: Mix together all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl until smooth and set aside.
- For the toppings: Mix together the first 6 ingredients in a small bowl to make the seasoning sauce. Set aside by the stove. Drizzle ½ teaspoon oil in a medium (9-inch) nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, add the bean sprouts and 1 teaspoon seasoning sauce and sauté until crisp-tender, about 30 seconds. Arrange nicely on the rice.
- Cook the remaining toppings in the same manner using the following measurements and times and arranging each on top of the rice:
- Carrots, ½ teaspoon oil, 1 teaspoon sauce, until crisp-tender, 30 seconds.
- Courgettes, ½ teaspoon oil, 2 teaspoons sauce, until just tender, about 1 minute.
- Snow peas, ½ teaspoon oil, 2 teaspoons sauce, until crisp-tender, 45 seconds.
- Spinach, 1 teaspoon oil, 1 tablespoon sauce, until just wilted, 30 seconds.
- Mushrooms, 4 teaspoons oil, 1 tablespoon sauce, until tender, 1 minute.
- Beef, 2 teaspoons oil, stir in sugar and remaining sauce, until cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes, spoon juices over meat on rice.
- Deglaze the pan with mirin as necessary. Arrange kimchi on rice. For a more attractive arrangement, place the ingredients so that similar colors are separated. Spoon the bibimbap sauce on the center, or serve on the side, if you like.
- Make a little well in each of the mushrooms, meat and spinach. Gently place an egg yolk into each well. Garnish with black sesame seeds and micro cress. Bring the whole pan to the table and mix tableside.
Judy Joo features in Korean Food Made Simple, which airs at 6.30pm 26th January on Food Network UK Freeview channel 41, Sky 248/250, Freesat 149/151, Virgin 287.
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