BIBIMBAP
INGREDIENTS FOR BIBIMBAP (SERVES 3 TO 4)
Meat and meat sauce
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100g / 3.5 ounces beef mince (or other cuts)
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1 Tbsp soy sauce
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1 Tbsp sesame oil
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1 tsp sugar – I used brown sugar
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1/4 tsp minced garlic
Vegetables and other
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100g (3.5 ounces) shiitake mushroom
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120g (4.2 ounces) carrots (1 small)
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1/2 tsp fine sea salt (1/4 tsp each will be used when cooking shiitake mushroom and carrots)
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3 to 4 serving portions of steamed rice
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3 or 4 eggs (depending on the serving portion)
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Some cooking oil to cook the meat, mushroom, carrots, and eggs
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Korean seasoned seaweed, shredded (long thin cut)
Bibimbap sauce
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2 Tbsp gochujang
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1 Tbsp sesame oil
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1 Tbsp sugar
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1 Tbsp water
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1 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds
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1 tsp vinegar
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1 tsp minced garlic
HOW TO MAKE BIBIMBAP
1. Prepare and cook ingredients as below.
– For meat, mix the beef mince with the meat sauce listed above. Marinate the meat for about 30 mins while you are working on other ingredients to enhance the flavor. Add some cooking oil into a wok and cook the meat on medium-high to high heat. It takes about 3 to 5 mins to thoroughly cook it.
– Mix the Bibimbap sauce ingredients in a bowl.
– Spinach and bean sprouts per linked recipe.
– Rinse, peel, and julienne the carrots. Add some cooking oil and 1/4 tsp of fine sea salt in a wok and cook the carrots on medium-high to high heat for 2 to 3 mins.
-Clean/rinse the shiitake mushrooms and thinly slice them. Add some cooking oil and 1/4 tsp of fine sea salt in a wok and cook the mushrooms on medium-high to high heat until they are all cooked. (It takes 2 to 3 mins.)
– Make fried eggs. (While sunny side up is common, you can make them per your preference.)
2. Put the rice into a bowl and add the meat, assorted vegetables, seasoned seaweed, Bibimbap sauce and the egg on top of the rice. Serve it.
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3. Mix the ingredients well in the bowl and enjoy!