Mixed Rice w/Vegetables and Beef (Bibimbap)

By stancec44

Notes: Bruce not fond of the cucumber. Could use any number of veggies as substitutes (spinach and onion also work very well). Probably not necessary to use all of those in recipe - could pare down for just the two of us.

Ingredients

• For the gochujang sauce (double this)
• 3 tablespoons gochujang chilli paste
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seed oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon sugar or maple syrup
• For the marinated beef (double this, too, but cook beef just a bit, then cook sauce a bit after and add to beef)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons roasted sesame seed oil
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 spring onions, very finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 10 1/2 oz (300 grams) beef sirloin, very thinly sliced
• 15 oz. (400 grams) short-grain white rice
• 5 1/2 oz (150 grams) carrots, cut into very thin strips
• 10 1/2 oz (300 grams) zucchini, quartered lengthways and thinly sliced
• 5 1/2 oz (150 grams) cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and thinly sliced
• 5 1/2 oz (150 grams) daikon radish, peeled and cut into thin strips
• 5 1/2 oz (150 grams) bean sprouts
• Roasted sesame seed oil, to season
• Soy sauce, to season
• 7 oz (200 grams) shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 10 1/2 oz (300 grams) spinach
• 4 eggs
• Sunflower or vegetable oil, to fry
• Toasted sesame seeds, to serve (or toasted pumpkin seeds)
• Few leaves garden cress, to serve, opt. Expensive and doesn't add a lot, so can skip

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from food52.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine together all the gochujang sauce ingredients and set aside. In another bowl, mix together the ingredients for the beef marinade (soy sauce through black pepper), add the sliced beef, cover, and set aside for 30 to 60 minutes. Cook the rice according to the packet instructions. Keep warm.

Meanwhile, fill a large pan with water and bring it to a rolling boil. One by one, blanch the carrots, zucchini, cucumber, and radish for 1 minute and the bean sprouts for 2 1/2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon or sieve to remove them from the water and drain fully. Season each vegetable with 1/2 a teaspoon of roasted sesame seed oil and soy sauce, keeping the vegetables separate at all times.

Heat 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil in a pan. Add in the mushrooms and stir-fry over a high heat for 4 to 5 minutes until softened. Remove from the pan and season with 1/2 teaspoon of roasted sesame seed oil and soy sauce.

In the same pan, add in the spinach and sprinkle over 2 teaspoons of water. Fry over a high heat for a few minutes, stirring all the time, until the spinach has wilted. Remove the spinach, squeeze out any excess water and season as before with the 1/2 teaspoon of roasted sesame seed oil and soy sauce. In Korea, these vegetables are served at room temperature so don’t worry about keeping them warm.

In the same pan, add the marinated beef. Stir-fry over a high heat for 3 to 5 minutes, until the sauce has reduced and the meat is cooked through. In a clean frying pan, fry the eggs to your liking.

Serve the hot rice in 4 individual bowls. Place 1 egg onto the center of the rice, then arrange the vegetables and meat around it. Sprinkle over some sesame seeds and garden cress and serve with the gochujang sauce. Start with a couple of spoonfuls of the sauce and mix everything together well. Add more gochujang sauce to taste.