Bibimbap
Rice under a wheel of separately seasoned vegetables, mixed violently together at the table with gochujang. The arranging matters right up until the moment you destroy it.
- Time
- 45 mins
- Serves
- 4
- Steps
- 7
- Ingredients
- 10
Method
- 01
Season the beef with 1 tbsp soy sauce, a little garlic and sesame oil, then fry until browned. Set aside.
- 02
Blanch the spinach for 30 seconds, squeeze it dry, and dress it with sesame oil, garlic and salt.
- 03
Blanch the bean sprouts for 2 minutes and dress them the same way, in a separate bowl.
- 04
Fry the carrot for 2 minutes and the mushrooms for 4 minutes, each on their own with a pinch of salt. Cooking them separately is the entire point - mixed together they turn into one flavour.
- 05
Fry the eggs sunny side up, keeping the yolks runny.
- 06
Pack rice into each bowl and arrange the vegetables and beef in sections on top, like spokes.
- 07
Set the egg in the middle with a spoonful of gochujang and a drizzle of sesame oil. Mix everything thoroughly before eating.
Cooking Tips
- Cook and season each vegetable separately. Thrown in together they collapse into one flavour, which defeats the dish.
- A hot stone bowl gives the crisp rice crust at the bottom; a heavy pan gets you most of the way there.
Ingredient Substitutions
- Any firm vegetables work - courgette, bean sprouts, mushrooms, carrot.
- Leave out the beef for a vegetarian version; the egg and gochujang carry it.
What to Serve With It
- Serve with gochujang on the side and mix everything thoroughly before eating.
Storage and Reheating
- Keep the components separate in the fridge for up to 3 days and assemble to order.
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