World Flavors Cookbook

Bibimbap (Mixed Rice Bowl)

A beautiful and balanced bowl of steamed rice topped with assorted sautéed vegetables, seasoned beef, and a fried egg, all mixed together with a spicy gochujang sauce.

Cuisine: South Korea

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked short-grain rice
• 200g ground beef or thinly sliced ribeye
• 1 bunch spinach, blanched and seasoned
• 1 cucumber, julienned and lightly salted
• 1 carrot, julienned and sautéed
• 100g shiitake mushrooms, sliced and sautéed
• 1 cup bean sprouts, blanched and seasoned
• 4 eggs, fried sunny-side up
• Sauce: 4 tbsp Gochujang, 1 tbsp Sugar, 1 tbsp Sesame oil, 1 tbsp Water, 1 tsp Toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Prepare each vegetable separately: blanch spinach and bean sprouts, julienne and sauté carrots, mushrooms, and cucumber.
2. Marinate and sauté the beef with soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil.
3. In a large bowl, place a portion of rice at the bottom.
4. Arrange the prepared vegetables and beef in separate piles on top of the rice.
5. Place a fried egg in the center.
6. Prepare the spicy sauce by mixing gochujang, sugar, sesame oil, water, and sesame seeds.
7. Serve with the sauce on the side or in the middle. Mix everything together thoroughly before eating.