Bibimbap, a vibrant and flavorful Korean dish, is a colorful bowl of rice topped with an assortment of ingredients. Originating from Jeonju, a city in the North Jeolla Province of South Korea, bibimbap literally translates to "mixed rice." This iconic dish typically includes cooked white rice, various namul (sautéed or seasoned vegetables), bulgogi (marinated grilled beef), a sunny-side-up or fried egg, and gochujang (Korean chili paste). The beauty of bibimbap lies in its customizability, allowing individuals to choose their preferred toppings and create a unique culinary experience.
This article presents a delectable selection of bibimbap recipes, each offering a unique twist on the classic dish. From the traditional Jeonju-style bibimbap, bursting with an array of vibrant vegetables, to the hearty chicken and mushroom variation, packed with umami-rich flavors, these recipes cater to diverse tastes. Vegetarian enthusiasts can delight in the tofu and vegetable bibimbap, a plant-based rendition that doesn't compromise on taste. And for those seeking a protein-packed meal, the spicy pork bulgogi bibimbap delivers a satisfying blend of sweet, savory, and spicy notes.
Each recipe provides step-by-step instructions, ensuring culinary success even for novice cooks. Detailed ingredient lists, preparation tips, and captivating food photography guide you through the process of creating these delectable bibimbap variations. Whether you're a seasoned home chef or just starting your culinary journey, these recipes offer an accessible and enjoyable way to savor the vibrant flavors of Korean cuisine.
BIBIMBAP
Bibimbap is a Korean rice bowl topped with vegetable sides and meat and served with a gochujang sauce. Follow my easy step-by-step recipe to make the best bibimbap!
Provided by Hyosun
Categories Main Course
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- Cook the rice, without soaking and using a little less water than the amount you normally use. The rice for bibimbap should be a little drier than usual for best results.
- Beef: Cut into thin 2-inch long strips. Mix in 1.5 tablespoons 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.
- Bean sprouts: Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add the bean sprouts and briefly blanch, about 1 minute, flipping over once. Drain quickly and shock in cold water to stop cooking. Drain again. Toss with 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds, and salt (about 1/2 teaspoon).
- Spinach: Blanch the spinach in salted boiling water only until wilted, about 40 seconds. Drain quickly and shock in cold water. Squeeze out water. Cut into 3-inch lengths. Toss with 1 tablespoon of chopped scallion, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds and salt (about 1/2 teaspoon).
- Cucumbers: Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise and then thinly slice crosswise. Generously sprinkle salt (about 1/2 teaspoon) 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.
- Mushrooms and carrots: Thinly slice the mushrooms and carrots. Sauté each vegetable in a lightly oiled skillet for 1 - 2 minutes over medium-high heat, sprinkling with salt (about 1/4 teaspoon).
- Kongnamul (Soybean sprouts): Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add the soy beansprouts and boil for 2-3 minutes. Drain quickly and shock in cold water to stop cooking. Drain again. Toss with 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds, and salt (about 1/2 teaspoon) to taste.
- Musaengchae (spicy radish salad): Cut 10 ounces of Korean radish (mu) into matchsticks. Add 2 tablespoons of chopped scallion, 1 tablespoon of gochugaru, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste), 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon sesame seeds. Mix everything well.
- Fry the eggs sunny side up or to your preference.
- Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Place a serving of rice in a big bowl. Nicely arrange a small amount of each prepared vegetable and beef over the rice. Drizzle a little sesame oil over. Top with an optional fried egg and serve with the sauce.
- For dolsot bibimbap: Lightly oil a stone or earthenware bowl with a teaspoon of sesame oil over medium heat. Add a serving of cooked rice and arrange the toppings on top. Cook for several minutes until the rice sizzles.
CHICKEN BIBIMBAP RECIPE BY TASTY
This Chicken Bibimbap is flavor-packed and makes a perfect lunch or dinner to share with a friend. You'll start by tossing chicken in an easy garlic-soy marinade that will ensure your chicken is crisp and caramelized when you cook it. Then, you'll keep building the dish with cooked carrots, spinach, and shiitake mushrooms. Fry up a couple of eggs and you're ready to serve a delicious meal.
Provided by Katie Aubin
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a shallow dish, combine 2 cloves of garlic, the ginger, 2 thinly sliced scallions, the soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, the mirin, and brown sugar, and whisk to combine.
- Add the chicken and toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat and season generously with salt. Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl. Blanch the spinach in the boiling water for 30 seconds, then transfer to the ice bath to shock, then drain. Transfer to a small bowl and season with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, salt, and pepper.
- In a medium skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of sesame oil over medium heat. Add the carrots and cook until softened, 2-3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside. Season with salt.
- In the same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil over medium-high heat. Add the remaining clove of garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt, then remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same skillet, heat the remaining tablespoon of sesame oil over medium-high heat. Add the marinated chicken and sauté, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Heat a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Melt the butter in the pan. Once the foaming subsides, crack the eggs into the pan and cook until the whites are firm and golden brown around the edges and the yolks are still runny, or to your desired doneness.
- To assemble the bibimbap bowls, top the rice with the chicken, kimchi, sliced scallions, carrots, spinach, mushrooms, cucumbers, and fried eggs.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 887 calories, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 57 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 70 grams, Sugar 11 grams
SHEET-PAN BIBIMBAP
Bibimbap, the Korean mixed rice dish, is a kaleidoscope of flavors and textures. The popular dish has multiple origin stories and, like banchan and kimchi, many variations. Cooks who ordinarily keep namul (seasoned vegetable) banchan in the fridge may add them to a bowl with leftover rice and seasonings like spicy-sweet gochujang and nutty sesame oil, for example. Or, if starting their bibimbap from scratch, some may prep each component separately. But here's a fun way to accomplish everything at once: Roast a melange of bits and bobs on one sheet pan as rice heats and eggs oven-fry on another. The caramelized sweet potato and salty kale in this formula come highly recommended, but you can use any vegetables on hand, reducing cook times for delicate options such as spinach, scallions or asparagus.
Provided by Eric Kim
Categories dinner, quick, weeknight, grains and rice, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Position racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and heat oven to 450 degrees.
- On a large sheet pan, arrange the mushrooms, sweet potato, red onion and kale into four separate quadrants. Drizzle the vegetables with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat, keeping the types of vegetables separate. Try to not crowd the vegetables; you want them to brown, not steam. Roast on the top rack until the sweet potato is fork-tender, the onion and mushrooms are slightly caramelized and the kale is crispy but not burnt, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place another large sheet pan on the bottom rack to heat. When the vegetables are almost done cooking, in the last 5 minutes or so, remove the heated pan from the oven and evenly drizzle the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil on it. Spread the rice over half of the pan. Crack the eggs onto the other half and carefully transfer to the oven. Bake until the whites are just set and the yolks are still runny, 3 to 6 minutes (this time may vary depending on your oven, so watch it carefully).
- To serve, divide the rice evenly among four bowls. Now divide the vegetables evenly as well, placing them in four neat piles over each portion of rice. Use a spatula to slide the eggs over the vegetables. Drizzle each bowl with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil and dollop with 1 teaspoon of gochujang, adding more if desired. Mix everything together with a spoon or chopsticks before diving in, and serve kimchi alongside, if you prefer.
BIBIMBAP
Bibimbap (BEE-beem-bop): One of the most popular dishes in Korean cuisine, bibimbap is a nutritious rice dish of steamed rice and pre-cooked vegetables (usually spinach, bean sprouts, carrots, mushrooms, egg and lettuce. It can also contain ground beef but can be ordered without meat. Dolsot bibimbap is the same dish served in a hot stone pot (the pot is pre-heated in oven) to make the rice on the bottom crunchy and to keep the dish hot for a longer time. Bulgogi (BULL-go-ghee): Literally meaning "fire meat", bulgogi is thinly sliced, usually rib-eye or sirloin, marinated grilled meat. Gochuchang (GOH-choo-jang) paste: spicy red pepper paste sold either in glass jars or plastic containers that can be purchased at any Korean or Asian food market.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- *Cook's Note: This can be done in a regular bowl or a hot stone bowl. If it's in a hot stone bowl, the rice becomes crunchy because it's still cooking.
- Put cooked rice in large slightly shallow bowl. Place bulgogi (with juices from cooked meat) and veggies on top of rice but place separately so you can see each ingredient beautifully placed on rice. Put egg on top. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and drizzle with sesame oil and soy sauce.
- When ready to eat, mix all ingredients together with some gochuchang paste, to taste. The bibimpap should be moist and not dry. Add more sesame oil and gochuchang paste, to taste.
- Place rib-eye in freezer for about 30 minutes so that it is easier to thinly slice. When partially frozen, remove from freezer and thinly slice. Set aside.
- Whisk together all the marinade ingredients in a large baking dish. Add the thinly sliced beef and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight; it is best if marinated overnight.
- Heat grill to high. Remove beef from marinade and grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat and set aside until ready to compile Bibimbap.
- Gochuchang Paste (seasoned red pepper paste):
- 4 tablespoons gochuchang (available at Korean grocers)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well.
VEGETARIAN BIBIMBAP
I created this recipe from looking at a few different ones online and choosing my favorite aspects of each. This is vegetarian but there are many bibimbap recipes with beef or chicken marinades, if you want to add beef or chicken to this dish.
Provided by Lisa
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Korean
Time 50m
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir carrot and zucchini in the hot oil until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms. Cook and stir until carrots are tender, about 5 more minutes. Season to taste with salt and set vegetables aside.
- Stir cooked rice, green onions, soy sauce, and black pepper in the same skillet until the rice is hot. In a separate skillet over medium heat, melt butter and gently fry eggs, turning once, until the yolks are still slightly runny but the egg whites are firm, about 3 minutes per egg.
- To serve, divide hot cooked rice mixture between 3 serving bowls and top each bowl with 1/3 of the vegetable mixture and a fried egg. Serve sweet red chili sauce on the side for mixing into bibimbap.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 395.2 calories, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 196.2 mg, Fat 18.8 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 13.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 1085.8 mg, Sugar 7.1 g
Tips:
- To ensure even cooking, cut all vegetables into uniform sizes.
- Blanching vegetables briefly helps preserve their vibrant colors and crisp texture.
- Use a well-seasoned cast iron skillet or a non-stick pan for the best results.
- Add a splash of soy sauce or gochujang to the chicken and mushroom mixture for extra flavor.
- When serving, drizzle some sesame oil over the bibimbap for a nutty aroma and flavor.
- Feel free to customize the recipe with your favorite vegetables, protein, and sauce.
Conclusion:
This bibimbap with chicken and mushrooms is a delicious and easy-to-make Korean dish that is perfect for a quick and healthy meal. With its vibrant colors and flavors, it is sure to be a hit with everyone at the table. So, gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and let's make some bibimbap!
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