Korean Bibimbap Recipe 🇰🇷
(Mixed Rice Bowl with Vegetables and Egg)
Bibimbap is one of Korea’s most famous and colorful dishes. It means “mixed rice” and is served as a bowl of warm rice topped with sautéed vegetables, a fried egg, spicy gochujang sauce, and sometimes meat. It’s healthy, tasty, and super satisfying!
📝 Ingredients (for 2 servings):
Base:
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2 cups cooked white rice (short-grain or jasmine)
Toppings:
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1/2 cup spinach (blanched and seasoned)
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1/2 cup bean sprouts (blanched)
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1/2 carrot (julienned and sautéed)
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1/2 zucchini (julienned and sautéed)
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4–5 mushroom slices (shiitake or button, sautéed)
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Kimchi (optional)
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2 eggs (fried sunny-side-up)
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100g ground beef or sliced beef (optional)
For the Meat (if using):
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1 tsp soy sauce
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1/2 tsp sugar
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1/2 tsp sesame oil
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1 garlic clove (minced)
Gochujang Sauce:
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1½ tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste)
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1 tbsp sesame oil
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1 tsp sugar or honey
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1 tsp vinegar (rice vinegar or apple cider)
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1 tsp water (to adjust thickness)
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1/2 tsp minced garlic (optional)
Garnish:
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Toasted sesame seeds
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Sesame oil (to drizzle)
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Thinly sliced seaweed (optional)
👨🍳 Instructions:
Step 1: Cook the Rice
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Cook rice and keep it warm.
Step 2: Prepare the Vegetables
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Spinach: Blanch in hot water, squeeze out water, season with a pinch of salt and a few drops of sesame oil.
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Bean Sprouts: Blanch and lightly season with salt.
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Carrots, Zucchini, and Mushrooms: Sauté separately in a little oil with a pinch of salt.
Step 3: Cook the Meat (Optional)
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Mix beef with soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and garlic.
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Sauté in a pan until fully cooked.
Step 4: Make the Gochujang Sauce
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Mix all sauce ingredients until smooth. Set aside.
Step 5: Fry the Eggs
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Fry eggs sunny-side-up (or to your preference).
Step 6: Assemble the Bibimbap
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Place warm rice in a bowl.
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Neatly arrange the vegetables, meat (if using), and kimchi on top.
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Add the fried egg in the center.
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Drizzle a bit of sesame oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Serve with a spoonful of gochujang sauce on the side.
🍽️ How to Eat:
Before eating, mix everything together thoroughly with the sauce. Enjoy the harmony of flavors and textures!
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