Healthy Bibimbap in a bowl

Bibimbap (비빔밥) is a famous Korean mixed rice dish, ranked at 40 among top 50 best dishes in the world voted by CNN readers in 2011. Known as a simple but so delicious dish, its taste is hard to resist! Bibimbap is also incredibly nutritious as it includes a wide range of healthy ingredients from meat to vegetables, mixed well together with gochujang sauce (Korean chili paste). That's why Bibimbap (비빔밥) can be your perfect lunch! 

You don't need to go to Korea to try this tasty dish, you can cook Bibimbap easily at your home just by following these steps!

Difficulty: Easy

Cost: Economic

Preparation time: 3-5 min

Cooking time: 3-5 min

Portions: 1-2 people

INGREDIENTS: 

You will need to prepare 👇: 

• 500g Japanese rice 
• 200g each cucumber, kimchi, spinach, carrot and bean sprout
• 200g beef
• 1 egg
• 700ml water
• 200g each chives, onion 
• 50g ground pork
• 15g each minced garlic and onion 
• Seasoning: salt, sugar, seasoning powder, black pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil, Korean chili paste (gochujang sauce) and a little white sesame

Ok, you have them all? Now let's start!

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PREPARATION & CoOKING: 

STEP 1: Wash 500g of Japanese rice, put it into a pot and pour 700ml water. Cook about 15-20 minutes until the rice is done. (Remember to stir the rice well when it's boiling). 

STEP 2: Prepare vegetables and meat: 

1. Cut cucumber into small strips and slice chives, kimchi, spinach, carrot, onion. 

2. Cut beef into thin slices

3. Make seasoning sauce by mixing all spices following the proportions: 2 tsp sait, 4 tsp sugar, 2 tsp seasoning powder, a bit pepper. Put this sauce aside.

4. Marinate beef with 1 tsp of seasoning sauce that you've just made, 1tsp soy sauce and 1 tsp sesame oil for 20 minutes.

STEP 3: Put a little oil on a pan, then stir the minced garlic and onion. After that, put the ground pork, add 2 tsp of seasoning sauce and stir them for 2 minutes. 

STEP 4: Add cooked rice and Korean chili paste (gochujang sauce), mix them well together for 2 minutes. Then put them into a bowl. 

STEP 5: Frying the egg and put it aside

STEP 6: Stir the sliced onion with sesame oil, then add marinated beef and cook it until the meat is done. 

STEP 7: Stir each vegetable sequentially:  bean sprout, spinach, carrots, chives with sesame oil and add 1 tsp of seasong sauce. 

STEP 8: Put each type of vegetables in the bowl, add beef and then put the egg on the top. 

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EATING TIPS:

Bibimbap is always served with Korean chili sauce, so put a few teaspoons of chili sauce in the bowl and sprinkle some white sesame on top and mix well!

Beside a healthy lunch for your family, Bibimbap is also a great ideal for buffet style party because everyboday can create their own bowl depending on their own choices of ingredients.

Leave a comment to let us know how is your home-made Bibimbap and how you eat it😉