Simple Bibimbap - Healthy, Less Prep!
Ingredients
Seasoned Beef for Bibimbap
- 200 grams Thinly Sliced Beef (We used Sirloin)
- ⅓ teaspoon(!) Chicken Stock Powder (optional) For Seasoning Water
Marinade for Beef
- 1 Tablespoon Gochujang
- 2 teaspoons (!) Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1.5 teaspoons (!) Soy Sauce
- 2 teaspoons(!) Sesame Seeds
Steamed Vegetables for Bibimbap
- 80 grams of Spinach
- 200 grams of Mungbean Sprouts
Marinade for Steamed Vegetables
- 1 teaspoon(!) Sesame Oil
- ⅓ teaspoon(!) Kosher Salt
- ½ teaspoon(!) Minced Garlic
- Few cracks Black pepper
Bibimbap Toppings
- A Fried Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Gochujang Paste (Or Bibimbap Sauce)
- A drizzle Toasted Sesame Oil
- Small handful of Chopped Green Onions
- Few shakes Sesame Seeds
Instructions
Make Seasoned Beef
- Take out a small pot. Pour-in a small amount of water (~1.5 cups) for boiling the meat. If you have chicken stock powder, add-in ⅓ teaspoon(!) to the water. If you don't have it on had, use salt (⅓ teaspoon!) instead. Then bring the pot up to a boil.
- Now, carefully untangle the thinly cut beef pieces (200 grams) and cook a few pieces at a time in the boiling water. Place the cooked pieces in a strainer to the side - so they can drip-off excess water.
- Now, make the marinade for the beef slices. Mix together: Gochujang (1 Tablespoon), Sesame Oil (2 teaspoons!), Soy Sauce (1.5 teaspoons!) and Sesame Seeds (2 teaspoons!).
- Toss the blanched beef pieces into the marinade - and get each piece well coated. Set aside.
Microwave Vegetables
- Thoroughly wash mungbean sprouts (200g) - rinse it twice to get them clean. Then drain the water and place them onto a strainer to drip off excess water.
- Next, thoroughly wash spinach (80g) - rinse it twice to get them clean. Then drain the water and place them onto a strainer to drip off excess water.
- Take out a large plate. Place the washed sprouts to one side of the dish. Then place the washed spinach to the other. Cover the plate with saran wrap - use 2 pieces of wrap to get a good seal.
- Then place it into the microwave - on high setting - for 3 minutes.
- Afterwards, carefully take off the plastic wrap and let it briefly cool down.
- In the meanwhile, take out a large bowl and make vegetable marinade: Sesame Oil (1 teaspoon!), Kosher Salt (⅓ teaspoon!), Minced Garlic (½ teaspoon!), Black Pepper (few cracks).
- Pick the steamed sprouts off the plate and add it into the marinade (avoid getting in any of the residual water left on the plate)!
- Next, squeeze the water out of the steamed spinach (important!). Then de-clump the pieces and add it into the mixing bowl.
- Thoroughly toss the two vegetables into the marinade. Set aside for now.
- Next, dice a stalk of green onions for garnish. Set aside for now.
Fry An Egg For Topping
- Fry an egg - anyway you like! Sunny side-up, over-easy, fried, etc. Set aside.
Make Bibimbap
- Place some freshly cooked rice into a bowl.
- Then add some of the seasoned vegetables. Followed by some of the seasoned beef.
- Garnish with chopped green onions. Then a few shakes of sesame seeds.
- Next, add a drizzle of sesame oil around the bowl - don't forget this!
- Finally, add about 1T of Gochujang Paste (or our Bibimbap Sauce) to the side of the bowl.
- Then mix the gochujang paste into all of the ingredients - use a chopsticks or the spoon!
- Bon Appetit ya'll!