Easy One Pot Bibimbap
For our easy one pot bibimbap, we will add all our ingredients such as mushrooms, carrots, and bulgogi in the rice cooker. At the end, we will add bean sprouts and spinach. To serve, add a sunny side egg and mix in gochujang paste.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 234kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
beef marinade
- ½ pound sliced beef
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
one pot rice
- 1 cup short grain white rice soaked in water
- ¾ cup water
- 3 shiitake mushrooms sliced
- ½ carrot (50 grams) julienne cut
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
add in hot cooked rice
- handful bean sprouts
- handful spinach
garnish
- 1-2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon gochujang paste
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon soybean paste optional
- 1 tablespoon water (optional) to make the gochujang sauce thinner
- 1 fried egg
Instructions
soak shiitake mushrooms if using dry (optional)
- If using dried shiitake mushrooms, soak them in water an hour prior to cooking and then gently squeeze out the water when slicing.
soak rice
- Soak short grain rice in water. Soak as long as it takes for you to prepare the beef and chop the vegetables (roughly 15 minutes).
- Mince garlic cloves. Add them in a bowl along with soy sauce, honey, and oyster sauce. Mix sauce well and add the thinly sliced beef. Marinate the beef as long as it takes for you to prepare the other ingredients (roughly 10 minutes)
- Peel and slice carrots. Slice in julienne cut (thin & long slices). Slice mushrooms.
- Wash the soaked rice in a strainer (or in the same bowl you used before) until water runs clear. Make sure your strain all the water to ensure that you add the right amount of water in the next step.
- In the pot with rice, add ¾ cup water, sliced carrots and mushrooms. Mix together and add your marinated beef and black pepper on top. Place pot in rice cooker and press the cook button. If you don’t have a rice cooker, use the alternative cooking instructions below.
- (Optional) To make the bibimbap sauce, you can use gochujang paste only. However, I like to add some water to make the sauce thinner and add soybean paste for some depth of flavor. Set sauce aside.
- When the rice is done cooking, open the lid quickly and be careful of the steam. Add the spinach and bean sprouts quickly and close. Steam for 2 minutes and open the lid. Mix everything together.
- This is optional, fry sunny side eggs on a pan and place on top of the rice. Garnish with a teaspoon of sesame oil, bibimbap sauce, and sesame seeds. Mix your sauce with your rice and hope you enjoy!
Notes
StoveTop Cooking Instructions (if you don’t have a rice cooker)
Follow cooking instructions up until using a rice cooker. Use a pot and follow directions below.
- Heat pot to medium and cook for 5-7 minutes covered with a lid. The water will start boiling. Make sure to watch over the fire because the water might boil over ◡̈
- After 5-7 minutes, turn heat to low and cook for 10 more minutes covered. Do not open the lid during the entire cooking process.
- Then turn off the heat and do not open the covered pot. Leave for 15-20 minutes covered. After the 15-20 minutes is up, mix the rice well. Garnish with gochujang paste, sesame seeds, sesame oil and a fried egg (optional). Hope you enjoy with some roasted seaweed.
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- Use short grain rice for this dish. Don’t forget to wash the rice in a strainer a few times until the water runs clear. If you don’t wash off the excess starch in the rice, the rice clumps together and tastes a little grainy when cooked. After washing the short grain rice, the grains will separate and make the rice smooth and soft!
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- Use high quality (I prefer USDA prime chuck cuts) thinly sliced beef so the beef is tender and melts in your mouth.
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- Soak the short grain rice in water while you prep the vegetables and beef. This helps soften the rice and give you great texture. Don’t worry, the rice is still chewy and tender, it will not be mushy after doing this.
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- When adding gochujang to your bibimbap, add a little bit at a time so you can taste if it's good for you.
- Can substitute ingredients if you ensure that the proportion is the same. For example, sub ½ pound thinly sliced beef with ½ pound ground beef.
Nutrition
Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 2530mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 331mg | Iron: 3mg