The Best Dolsot Bibimbap Recipe - Korean Stone Pot Bibimbap

Bibimbap is one of the best South Korean food and dishes that you can't miss in Seoul. Honestly, it’s almost a staple that you have to try (just like their fried chicken). Truth be told, now you can make your own Bibimbap at home, Korean Bibimbap is made from a mix of fluffy steamed rice,  a mix of sesame fried vegetables,  that's probably why I've been dying to develop my own recipe for it and a spicy red pepper paste that has a total zing to it.

Ingredients (serves 2-4)
200g rib eye steak, beef
1 cucumber, cut into thin strips
1/2 chinese leaf, optional 
3 medium carrot, cut into thin strips
115g shiitake mushrooms
100g bean sprouts, washed and drained
180g baby spinach, optional
2 eggs, free range
1 tbsp vegetable oil for frying eggs
a tsp sesame oil for frying each vegetable 
4 tbsp gochujang, hot chilli pepper paste, CJ Haechandle brand
sprinkle some toasted black or white sesame seeds
steamed white rice for 2 persons

Sauce for stir fry or drizzle over bibimbap 
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp hot water
2 tsp light soy sauce, kikkoman
1 tsp oyster sauce, lee kum kee premium
1 tsp sesame oil

Method:
1) Boil the rice following packet instructions. Meanwhile heat a tsp sesame oil in a frying pan then add cucumber and stir fry until starting to soften then transfer to a bowl. Next add the Chinese leaf, carrot, shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, spinach and repeat until all vegetables are cooked through. Fry the eggs, adding a little extra oil if the pan is dry.

2) For meat, mix the steak with the sauce listed above, marinate for 30 minutes. Heat a pan over medium-high heat. fry the marinated meat pressing down with a spatula, until both sides are well browned. 


3) Put the steamed rice into a bowl and add the cooked beef, assorted vegetables, the fried egg on top of the rice, scatter the sesame seeds over the top. the best way to eat, it is serving gochujang, break into the egg and stir everything together so the sauce and the runny egg yolk get deliciously mixed up with all the vegetables and steak in the bowl and enjoy!

Recipe Source: Josephine's Recipes