Easy Bibimbap Recipe

Ingredients: 3 cups rice, a handful of soy bean sprouts
4 dried shiitake mushrooms, 1 zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/2 cup go sa ri (packaged fernbrake in water)
1/2 cup mu (Korean radish), julienne
4 oz beef, thinly sliced, 1/4 cup carrot, julienne, 1/2 onion, sliced
4 tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste), 4 eggs
sesame oil, vegetable oil for sautéing

soy bean sprouts seasoning: 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp gochugaru (Korean chili powder)
1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp sesame seeds, a pinch of sugar

shiitake mushrooms seasoning: 1/2 tsp sesame oil, 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 1/4 tsp sugar

zucchini seasoning: 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp minced garlic, 1/4 cup water

fernbrake seasoning: 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sesame seeds

radish seasoning: 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp minced garlic, 1/4 cup water

beef seasoning: 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp minced garlic
pinch of pepper

Wash rice until the water comes out clean.
Add 3.5 cups of water, cook rice in a rice cooker.
Or cook in a pot on a high heat until the water is absorbed.
Reduce heat to very low, cover with a lid, cook for another 15-20 minutes.
Turn the heat off, leave for 10-15 minutes with a lid on.

Marinate beef with seasonings.

Soy bean sprouts -
Wash and add to a pot, pour 1/2 cup water and a pinch of salt, cover the lid.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cook for 5-7 minutes.
Don't peek it, if they smell like cooked beans, they're done.
Pour into a colander, let cool for a while.
Add seasonings, mix.

Shiitake mushrooms -
Dried ones need to be reconstituted, add warm water, leave until softened.
Wash, squeeze out water, slice thinly.
Add to a pan with seasonings, saute briefly.

Zucchini -
Add in a pan with seasonings on a high heat with a lid.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cook for 2-3 minutes.
Open the lid, let cool.

Fernbrake -
Drain the water, add oil to a pan, saute with seasonings.
Add sesame seeds at the last minute.
Let cool.

Radish -
Add in a pan with seasonings on a high heat with a lid.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cook for 4-5 minutes.
Open the lid, let cool.

Onion -
Saute with some salt.

Carrot -
Saute with some salt.

Saute beef on a high heat.

To assemble the bowl -
Put rice on a bottom, arrange vegetables around.
Add egg york (or sunny side up, or just fried) on top.

Serve with go chu jang and sesame oil.

Tips: You can use any vegetables such as spinach, bean sprouts, or mushrooms (oyster, enoki).
Blanch mushrooms, squeeze, add some sesame oil, salt and sesame seeds.