Bibimbap
Bibimbap is a bowl of warm rice topped with seasoned vegetables, beef, a fried egg and spicy gochujang sauce. You mix everything together just before eating.

Dolsot-bibimbap: Sous Chef, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Where it comes from
The name means 'mixed rice', and it is a colorful everyday meal as well as a showpiece of Korean cooking. The version from Jeonju is especially well known.
Explore the cuisine of South Korea.
Recipe
Make Bibimbap at home
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked short-grain rice
- 8 oz beef, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 carrots, julienned
- 2 zucchini, julienned
- 8 oz spinach
- 8 oz bean sprouts
- 4 eggs
- Gochujang, to serve
How it's made
- Marinate the beef with 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, garlic and a pinch of sugar.
- Blanch spinach and bean sprouts separately, squeeze dry and season each with sesame oil and salt.
- Saute carrots and zucchini each briefly in a little oil with a pinch of salt.
- Stir-fry the beef until cooked through.
- Fry the eggs sunny side up.
- Divide rice among bowls, arrange toppings in sections, top with an egg and gochujang, and mix well.
Variations
- Dolsot bibimbap: served in a sizzling stone bowl with crisp rice
- Vegetarian bibimbap with mushrooms and tofu
- Yukhoe bibimbap with raw beef (restaurant style)
Cook’s tip: Press the rice against the hot bowl for a minute to get a crunchy bottom layer.
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About this page
Description and method written by Intercontinental Chef. Home-style method; quantities are a starting point, so adjust to taste.
Photo credit
- Dolsot-bibimbap: Sous Chef, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
