Bibimbap Mixed Rice – 비빔밥 . Bibimbap is a large bowl of rice topped with an array of individually
prepared vegetables and beef, and served with seasoned red chili pepper paste
(gochujang). Bibim means mixing, and bap means rice. The mixing usually happens
at the table right before eating.
Ingredients to Make Bibimbap
- 3 cups short grain rice
- 8 ounces beef, rib eye or sirloin (substitute shiitake mushrooms for a vegetarian dish)
- 2 cups boiled gosari*, 고사리 (fernbrake)
- 16 ounces soybean sprouts, 콩나물 (or mung bean sprouts, 숙주)
- 1 bunch spinach
- 2 kirby (pickling) cucumbers (or 1 Korean cucumber)
- 2 small zucchinis
- 2 medium carrots
- 5 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 or 3 scallions, chopped
- soy sauce
- sesame oil
- roasted sesame seeds
- salt and pepper
- vegetable or canola oil
- 4 eggs
Bibimbap sauce
- 4 tablespoons of Korean red chili pepper paste (gochujang, 고추장)
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons of water
How to Make Bibimbap
- Cook the rice in a rice cooker or following package directions, using a little less water than called for. The rice for bibimbap should be a little drier than usual for best results.
- Beef: Cut into thin 2-inch long strips. Mix in 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, 2 teaspoons of rice wine, 1 tablespoon of chopped scallion, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1/2 sesame seeds and a pinch of pepper. Marinate for 20 minutes. Sauté in a skillet for 2 - 3 minutes over high heat.
- Gosari (Fern brake): Cut into 3-inch lengths. Season with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds, and a pinch of pepper. Let stand for 10 minutes. Sauté in a skillet with 1 tablespoon of vegetable/canola oil for about 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Soy bean sprouts: Bring 1 cup of water to a boil with a teaspoon of salt. Add the bean sprouts and boil for 3 minutes. Drain quickly and shock in cold water to stop cooking. Drain again. Toss with 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Spinach: Blanch the spinach in salted boiling water only until wilted, 30 - 40 seconds. Drain quickly and shock in cold water. Squeeze out water. Cut into 3-inch lengths. Toss with 1 tablespoon of chopped scallion, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cucumbers: Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise and then thinly slice crosswise. Generously sprinkle salt over sliced cucumbers and set aside for 10 - 15 minutes. Squeeze out excess liquid. Toss with 1 tablespoon of chopped scallion, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 teaspoon sesame oil and 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds.
- Zucchinis: Cut the zucchinis in half lengthwise and then thinly slice crosswise. Generously sprinkle salt over sliced zucchinis and set aside for 10 - 15 minutes. Squeeze out excess liquid from salted zucchini by hand. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped scallion, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 teaspoon sesame oil and 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds. Sauté in a lightly oiled skillet for 1 - 2 minutes over medium high heat.
- Carrots: Julienne the carrots into match sticks. Sauté in a lightly oiled skillet for 1 - 2 minutes over medium high heat, sprinkling salt and pepper to taste.
- Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Assemble: Place a serving of rice in a big bowl. (If using a stone bowl, heat it over medium heat until very hot. Add 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil and rice and cook the rice for several minutes until the rice sizzles.) Nicely arrange a small amount of each prepared vegetable and beef over the rice. Drizzle a little sesame oil over. Top with an egg fried sunny-side up and serve with the red pepper paste sauce.
All of the ingredients except the meat (which is optional)
are prepared in advance so you can add them at room temperature to the top of
hot steamed rice. You then quickly fry and add the meat and a sunny-side up egg
to the top. Bibimbap is usually served with a spicy sauce made from gochujang
(Korean hot pepper paste) which you can add to your liking – allowing you to
control how hot it is. You then use your spoon (Korean food is always served
with metal chopsticks and a spoon) to “bibim” it all until it is completely
mixed together. The trick then is to see how much you can fit in your mouth in
one go! Well, not really, but it tastes so good that that is invariably what
happens at my house. This really is a taste sensation and it really is
impossible not to fall in love at first bite.
That is Bibimbap recipe and how to make Bibimbap.
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