Bibim Bap 비빔밥 ( Rice with Beef and Mixed Vegetables )

Hello ~ Today, our special menu is called "Bibim Bap". It is Korea's famous food. It's main ingredient is rice. This is because rice is very important to Koreans.

There are two kinds of bowl in which you can use when eating Bibim Bap. The normal China (top) and the stone-made one (bottom). This helps a lot in keeping the rice hot and tasty.

Now, let us introduce to you the ingredients needed for this dish.

3 cups of rice

a handful of soy bean sprouts
4 dried shiitake mushrooms1 zucchini ; sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/2 cup of mu (Korean Radish) ; julienne
1/2 cup of go sa ri (packaged fernbrake in water)
4 oz of beef ; thinly sliced

1/4 cup of carrot ; julienne

1/2 of onion ; sliced
4 tablespoon of gochujang (Korean Chili Paste)

4 eggs
sesame oil

vegetable oil for sautéing

soy bean sprouts seasoning:

1 tablespoon of sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon of gochugaru (Korean Chili Powder)
1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of sesame seeds

a pinch of sugar

shiitake mushrooms seasoning:

1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil

1/2 teaspoon of soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon of sugar

zucchini seasoning:

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon of minced garlic

1/4 cup of water

fernbrake seasoning:

2 tablespoon of vegetable oil

1 teaspoon of minced garlic

1/2 teaspoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds

radish seasoning:

1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon of minced garlic

1/4 cup of water

beef seasoning:

pinch of pepper
1 teaspoon of soy sauce

1 teaspoon of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon of minced garlic

Steps in making Bibim Bap !

Wash rice until the water comes out clean. Add 3.5 cups of water, cook rice in a rice cooker. Or cook in a pot on a high heat until the water is absorbed. Reduce heat to very low, cover with a lid, cook for another 15-20 minutes. Turn the heat off, leave for 10-15 minutes with the lid on.

Marinate beef with seasonings.

Soy bean sprouts :

Wash and add to a pot, pour 1/2 cup of water and a pinch of salt, cover the lid. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cook for 5-7 minutes. Don't peek it, if they smell like cooked beans, they're done. Pour into a colander, let cool for a while. Add seasonings, mix.

Shiitake mushrooms :

Dried ones need to be reconstituted, add warm water, leave until softened. Wash, squeeze out water, slice thinly. Add to a pan with seasonings, saute briefly.

Zucchini :

Add in a pan with seasonings on a high heat with a lid. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cook for 2-3 minutes. Open the lid, let cool.

Fernbrake :
Drain the water, add oil to a pan, saute with seasonings. Add sesame seeds at the last minute. Let cool.

Carrot : Saute with some salt.

Saute beef on a high heat.

To assemble the bowl :
Put rice on a bottom, arrange vegetables around. Add egg york (or sunny side up, or just fried) on top. Serve with gochujang (Korean Chilli Paste) and sesame oil.

Tips :

You can use any vegetables such as spinach, bean sprouts, or mushrooms (oyster, enoki). Blanch mushrooms, squeeze, add some sesame oil, salt and sesame seeds.