Recipe Bibimbap from Korea

Bibimbap

Bibimbap is a signature Korean dish. The word literally means "mixed rice". Bibimbap is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper paste). A raw or fried egg and sliced meat (usually beef) are common additions. The ingredients are stirred together thoroughly just before eating. It can be served either cold or hot.

Bibimbap is first mentioned in the Siuijeonseo, an anonymous cookbook from the late 19th century. There its name is given as bubuimbap. Some scholars assert that bibimbap originates from the traditional practice of mixing all the food offerings made at an ancestral rite (jesa) in a bowl before partaking in it.

Ingredients

Steamed white rice

Bulgogi, recipe follows

1 carrot, julienned

Cooked bean sprouts, sauteed in a little sesame oil or peanut oil and seasoned with salt

Cooked spinach, sauteed in a little sesame or peanut oil and seasoned with salt

4 shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced and sauteed in peanut oil and seasoned with salt

1 egg, cooked over easy

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

1 tablespoon dark sesame oil

Soy sauce, to taste

Gochuchang Paste, recipe follows