Bibimbap

Bibimbap (비빔밥) is a classic Korean dish that translates to "mixed rice." It consists of a bowl of warm white rice topped with an array of individually prepared vegetables, meat (usually beef), and a sunny-side-up fried egg. The dish is served with gochujang (Korean chili pepper paste) sauce, which adds a spicy and savory flavor. 

Ingredients:

Rice:

  3 cups of steamed white rice

Vegetables:

  250 grams of spinach

  350 grams of bean sprouts

  100 grams of shiitake mushrooms

  120 grams of carrots

  1 cucumber, cut into matchsticks

Meat:

  100 grams of beef (minced or thinly sliced)

  1 tablespoon soy sauce

  2 tablespoons sesame oil

  1 teaspoon brown sugar

  1 ¼ teaspoons minced garlic

Egg:

  3 eggs (sunny-side-up)

Sauce:

  2 tablespoons gochujang (Korean chili pepper paste)

  1 tablespoon sugar

  1 tablespoon water

  1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

  1 teaspoon vinegar (apple vinegar)

Others:

  Some cooking oil (for cooking the meat, mushrooms, carrots, and eggs)

  Some toasted seasoned seaweed (shredded, long thin cut)

Instructions:

1. Cook the rice and set it aside.

2. Prepare and cook the vegetables separately:

   Blanch the spinach and bean sprouts, then season with a bit of salt and sesame oil.

   Sauté the shiitake mushrooms and carrots with a bit of oil and salt.

3. Cook the meat:

   Marinate the beef with soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, and minced garlic.

   Sauté the marinated beef until fully cooked.

4. Fry the eggs sunny-side-up.

5. Assemble the bowl:

   Place the rice at the bottom.

   Arrange the vegetables and meat on top.

   Add the fried egg.

6. Prepare the sauce:

   Mix gochujang, sugar, water, toasted sesame seeds, and vinegar.

7. Drizzle with gochujang sauce and mix everything together before eating.