Al bap (알밥) is a kind of trendy meal that got popular in recent years in Korea. Al (알, eggs) here refers the flying fish roe. It’s a popular ingredient when making sushi as well. (In Japanese term, it’s called tobiko.)
I’ve seen this so called ‘al bap’ appearing a lot on the online Korean foodies community yet, I’ve never had this dish at a restaurant before so I don’t know what to expect for its taste.
Though I can figure that it is a type of bibimbap.
Fish roe is quite an expensive ingredient but it does add nice texture to the dish, particularly when it bursts in your mouth.
I hope you try this recipe some day!
Ingredients for Flying Fish Roe Rice (Serves 2)
Main
- 2 Tbsp Flying fish roe
- 125g canned tuna, water drained
- 2/3 english cucumber, peeled & diced
- 4 imitation crab sticks, diced
- 1/3 capsicum, diced
- 6 perilla leaves, thinly sliced
- 10g radish sprouts
- 2 cups steamed rice
Sauce (mix these well in a bowl)
- 2 Tbsp gochujang
- 1 Tbsp vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
- 1 tsp sugar (I used dark brown sugar)
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp plum extract, or substitutes with asian pear
How to Make Flying Fish Roe Rice
- Place the rice into a serving bowl and put all the other ingredients on top of the rice. Serve the bowl with the sauce.
- To eat, add desired amount of sauce into a bowl and mix with the remaining ingredients (as you would do with bibimbap). Enjoy the popping feeling of fish roe!
Flying Fish Roe Rice (Al Bap)
Ingredients
MAIN
- 2 Tbsp Flying fish roe
- 125 g canned tuna , water drained
- 2/3 Lebanese cucumber , peeled & diced
- 4 sticks imitation crab , diced
- 1/3 capsicum , diced
- 6 leaves perilla , thinly sliced
- 10 g radish sprouts
- 2 cups steamed rice
SAUCE (MIX THESE WELL IN A BOWL)
- 2 Tbsp gochujang
- 1 Tbsp vinegar I used apple vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar I used dark brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp Korean plum extract , or substitutes with asian pear
Instructions
- Place the rice into a serving bowl and put all the other ingredients on top of the rice. Serve the bowl with the sauce.
- To eat, add desired amount of sauce into a bowl and mix with the remaining ingredients (as you would do with bibimbap). Enjoy the popping feeling of fish roe!
Nutrition Info (per serving)
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