A pristine ceramic serving bowl that holds a beautiful medley of colorful julienned vegetables and protein atop a mound of steamed, fluffy rice. The rim of the bowl is adorned with alternating specks of bright orange carrot, fresh green spinach, golden stir-fried beef, and ivory bean sprouts, converging at the center where a sunny-side-up egg sits gloriously with its yolk golden and glistening in the light.

Festive Korean Bibimbap

Name: Festive Korean Bibimbap
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: white rice, 2 cups rinsed; spinach, 1 cup cleaned and blanched; bean sprouts, 1 cup cleaned and blanched; carrot, 1 julienned; beef, 12 oz thinly sliced; eggs, 4 cooked sunny side up; cucumber, 1 julienned; gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste), 4 tablespoons no prep; sesame oil, 2 teaspoons no prep; vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon no prep; salt, to taste no prep; black pepper, to taste no prep

Category Main Course

Prep 20 minutes

Cook 30 minutes

Style Korean

Technique Boiling

Diet Friendly Gluten-Free

Daily Recipe: August 15, 2023

In celebration of Korea Independence Day, let's prepare Bibimbap! This Korean dish is both visually stunning and packed with flavor. It’s a rice bowl topped with an array of vibrant vegetables, protein, and spicy gochujang sauce. Finished with an egg, it's truly a work of art that's rich in flavor and history.

Ingredients (for 4)

White rice - 2 cups - rinsed
Spinach - 1 cup - cleaned and blanched
Bean sprouts - 1 cup - cleaned and blanched
Carrot - 1 - julienned
Beef - 12 oz - thinly sliced
Eggs - 4 - cooked sunny side up
Cucumber - 1 - julienned
Gochujang (korean hot pepper paste) - 4 tablespoons - no prep
Sesame oil - 2 teaspoons - no prep
Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon - no prep
Salt - to taste - no prep
Black pepper - to taste - no prep

Preparation

Step 1 - 🍚👩‍🍳🕑

Begin cooking the 2 cups of white rice according to the instructions on your rice cooker.
Step 2 - 🥕🥩🔪♨️

Blanch the spinach and bean sprouts, then sauté the julienned carrots and thinly sliced beef in a tablespoon of vegetable oil.
Step 3 - 🌿🧂🍴

Season the blanched and sautéed ingredients with a touch of salt, a sprinkling of black pepper and 2 teaspoons sesame oil. Mix well.
Step 4 - 🍳🔥🍽️

Cook the 4 eggs sunny-side-up in a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
Step 5 - 🥣🌈👌

Place a serving of rice in a bowl. Neatly arrange the vegetables and beef on top, creating a colorful wheel. Place the sunny-side-up egg in the center.
Step 6 - 🥘🌶️🥢

Serve the dish with a generous dollop of gochujang on top. Each diner can mix their bibimbap to suit their taste.

Additional

Bibimbap translates to 'mixed rice' in Korean. The dish's presentation is as complex and colorful as Korea's history. To incorporate kids in cooking, let them help with assembling the dish. Feel free to switch up the ingredients based on personal preference or dietary restrictions.