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Korean Bibimbap served and ready to eat

Korean Bibimbap

A colourful bowl of rice topped with sautéed vegetables, beef and a fried egg — finished with spicy gochujang sauce.

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25 minPrep
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20 minCook
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2Serves
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MediumLevel
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 200g beef mince
  • 2 carrots, julienned
  • 1 courgette, julienned
  • 100g spinach, blanched
  • 1 cup beansprouts, blanched
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • For the sauce: 2 tbsp gochujang, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp rice vinegar, 1 garlic clove grated
  • Sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Cook the beef with soy sauce and sesame oil until browned.
  2. Sauté the carrot and courgette separately in a little oil with a pinch of salt.
  3. Dress the blanched spinach and beansprouts each with a little sesame oil and salt.
  4. Mix the gochujang sauce ingredients together.
  5. Fry the eggs sunny-side up.
  6. Arrange rice in bowls, top with the meat and vegetables in sections, set the egg in the middle, and add a spoon of sauce.
  7. Mix it all together at the table.
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Tara’s tips

  • Cooking each vegetable separately keeps the colours bright and the flavours distinct.
  • Don't skip the gochujang sauce — it ties everything together.

Serving suggestions

  • Mix everything thoroughly before eating.

Storage & reheating

Components keep separately for 2 days; assemble fresh.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

No gochujang?

Mix 1 tbsp chilli flakes with miso paste and a little honey as an approximation.

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