Bibimbap, The ultimate comfort food!
Bibimbap (비빔밥) is probably one of the most well-known and beloved Korean dishes to many people. Even if people don’t know anything about Korea, it’s not too difficult to find people who had Bibimbap sometime in their lives.
What is Bibimbap?
Bibimbap simply translates to “mixed rice with meat and assorted vegetables“. You can make endless variations to this dish depending on your preference and dietary requirements (e.g. microgreens bibimbap) and also based on the dish/bowl it is served in (e.g. dolsot bibimbap and yangpun bibimbap).
More traditional and authentic versions of Bibimbap are made with raw beef and raw egg yolk along with other vegetables, but I prefer making mine with cooked ingredients.
As I was growing up, my mom used make bibimbap to get rid of vegetable side dishes (banchan) that are getting a few days old (less fresh) or when she didn’t want to put much effort into a meal, she would just take out a few sautéed and seasoned vegetables and kimchi from the fridge, add a sprinkle of seasoned seaweed strips and made simple vegetarian bibimbap.
So I don’t recall having much nicely presented Bibimbap, like the top picture above at home, yet regardless of the presentation her Bibimbap was always tasty! Anyway, how do you make your bibimbap? Any secret ingredients to share with us?
I hope you enjoy my recipe!
How to Make Bibimbap (video tutorial)
Ingredients for Bibimbap (Serves 3 to 4)
Meat and meat sauce
- 100g / 3.5 ounces beef mince (or other cuts)
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sugar – I used brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
Vegetables and other
- 250g (0.6 pounds) mildly seasoned spinach
- 350g (0.8 pounds) mildly seasoned bean sprouts – (You don’t have to use them up if you think it’s too much but I love having lots of vegetables on my Bibimbap!)
- 100g (3.5 ounces) shiitake mushroom
- 120g (4.2 ounces) carrots (1 small)
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt (1/4 tsp each will be used when cooking shiitake mushroom and carrots)
- 3 to 4 serving portions of steamed rice
- 3 or 4 eggs (depending on the serving portion)
- Some cooking oil to cook the meat, mushroom, carrots and eggs – I used rice bran oil.
- Korean seasoned seaweed, shredded (long thin cut)
Bibimbap sauce
- 2 Tbsp gochujang
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp sugar – I used raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp roasted sesame seeds
- 1 tsp vinegar – I used apple vinegar
- 1 tsp minced garlic
Note
- Other vegetable options – Daikon radish salad, Korean cucumber side dish, gosari and bellflower root
- Feel free to check out my 3 other bibimbap sauces too!
- If you want to learn more about Korean cooking ingredients, check my 30 essential Korean cooking ingredients list!
- 1 Tbsp = 15 ml
Directions
1. Prepare and cook ingredients as below.
– For meat, mix the beef mince with the meat sauce listed above. Marinate the meat for about 30 mins while you are working on other ingredients to enhance the flavour. Add some cooking oil into a wok and cook the meat on medium high to high heat. It takes about 3 to 5 mins to thoroughly cook it.
– Mix the Bibimbap sauce ingredients in a bowl.
– Spinach and bean sprouts per linked recipe.
– Rinse, peel and julienne the carrots. Add some cooking oil and 1/4 tsp of fine sea salt in a wok and cook the carrots on medium high to high heat for 2 to 3 mins.
-Clean/rinse the shiitake mushrooms and thinly slice them. Add some cooking oil and 1/4 tsp of fine sea salt in a wok and cook the mushrooms on medium high to high heat until they are all cooked. (It takes 2 to 3 mins.)
– Make fried eggs. (While sunny side up is common, you can make them per your preference.)
2. Put the rice into a bowl and add the meat, assorted vegetables, seasoned seaweed, Bibimbap sauce and the egg on top of the rice. Serve it.
3. Mix the ingredients well in the bowl and enjoy!
Bibimbap - Korean Mixed Rice with Meat and Assorted Vegetables
Ingredients
Meat and meat sauce
- 100 g beef mince (3.5 ounces), (or other cuts)
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sugar , I used brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
Vegetables and other
- 250 g spinach (mildly seasoned) (0.6 pounds)
- 350 g bean sprouts (mildly seasoned) 0.8 pounds, You don’t have to use them up if you think it’s too much but I love having lots of vegetables on my Bibimbap!
- 100 g shiitake mushroom (3.5 ounces)
- 120 g carrots (4.2 ounces, 1 small)
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt (1/4 tsp each will be used when cooking shiitake mushroom and carrots)
- 3 cups steamed rice (3 to 4 serving portions )
- 3 eggs (3 or 4 depending on the serving portion)
- Some cooking oil (to cook the meat, mushroom, carrots and eggs – I used rice bran oil.)
- Some Korean seasoned seaweed shredded (long thin cut)
Bibimbap sauce - The below sauce might be only enough for 3 servings if you like eating it spicy.
- 2 Tbsp gochujang
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp sugar - I used raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tsp vinegar - I used apple vinegar
- 1 tsp minced garlic
Instructions
- Prepare and cook ingredients as below.
- For meat, mix the beef mince with the meat sauce listed above. Marinate the meat for about 30 mins while you are working on other ingredients to enhance the flavour. Add some cooking oil into a wok and cook the meat on medium high to high heat. It takes about 3 to 5 mins to thoroughly cook it.- Mix the Bibimbap sauce ingredients in a bowl.- Spinach and bean sprouts per linked recipe.- Rinse, peel and julienne the carrots. Add some cooking oil and 1/4 tsp of fine sea salt in a wok and cook the carrots on medium high to high heat for 2 to 3 mins.- Clean/rinse the shiitake mushrooms and thinly slice them. Add some cooking oil and 1/4 tsp of fine sea salt in a wok and cook the mushrooms on medium high to high heat until they are all cooked. (It takes 2 to 3 mins.)- Make fried eggs. (While sunny side up is common, you can make them per your preference.) - Put the rice into a bowl and add the meat, assorted vegetables, seasoned seaweed, Bibimbap sauce and the egg on top of the rice. Serve it.
- Mix the ingredients well in the bowl and enjoy!
Great recipe! Made it tonight and we totally enjoyed it. The bibimbap sauce was just nice for 2 portions for us. Will definitely make again. Thanks Sue!!
This was SO good! Made it with my husband last night and everything was so delicious. I used kale instead of spinach (we happened to have quite a lot of kale). Thank you for posting!
This recipe is so easy and forgiving. I make this using heated mini cast iron skillets to get the crunchie rice on the bottom. You can make this with any kind of meat and vegetable combo. I have started making extra sauce because it just that good. Thank you for the recipe.
Great to hear you enjoyed my recipe! Yes, you can make crunchy bibimbap rice with cast iron skillet just like you would get using Korean dolsot (stone pot). I have the video instruction in this recipe (https://mykoreankitchen.com/dolsot-bibimbap/) if anyone wants to learn how to. 🙂
Great recipe! My family LOVED it. The sauce is so so good. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Happy to hear your family enjoyed it. 🙂
what kind of rice should I use? Making it tonight! Thanks!
I used short grain white rice also known as sushi rice. I’ve also made with white rice/brown rice combo and purple rice as well. Enjoy!
Perfect! Thanks so much for the quick response—& for the recipe! 🙂
I keep making this dish. Best recipe ever!
Very nice. Will make it again..
Hi Sue,
Many thanks for your wonderful website. To date I’ve used several of your easy to follow recipes and the results (even for me!) have been awesome. My Korean visitors are really impressed. They couldn’t understand how I knew how to prepare such delicious meals. So I just told them, ‘Look no further than, ‘My Korean Kitchen’!
Huge thanks
My pleasure! I’m so happy to hear you & your guests have been enjoying my recipes. Thanks for your feedback. 🙂
Thanks for this delicious Bibimbap recipe, my husband loved it! (me too :))
I made this recipe for dinner tonight, I didn’t have a lot of the vegetable ingredients (mushrooms, carrots, bean sprouts), but I made the spinach and sautéed a yellow pepper and some onions and topped with kimchi. It was delicious!!! I think the kimchi really brought it together and gave the crunch I was missing from the carrots and a little extra tang, so good! Thank you for the recipe 🙂
We just made Bibimbap today for the very first time. It was so good that my son said it was the best meal he has had for a long time. He liked your bibimbap better than from the restaurant because everything was so fresh. Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe. We will try some more recipes from you since this was the first Korean dish that we tried to cook from scratch. Thanks again!
This recipe is so good! I’ve now made this 3 days in a row haha. It tastes just like how the restaurants make it.
Thank you! Happy to hear you’ve been enjoying my bibimbap recipe 3 days in a row! 🙂
This is THE best recipe ever! We used flank steak sliced thin. Served it at a large family gathering and everyone RAVED about this! I CRAVE this dish! Please try it as it will be one of your favorite recipes!!!!
I’m so happy to hear your family enjoyed this meal! Thanks for your feedback. 🙂
We made the rice bowl it was just delicious our sone spent time in Korea working and on a visit we had a version of the rice bowl
Had a bibimbap craving and followed your recipe and it’s sooo good I inhaled it. I now want a stone bowl to make dolsot bibimbap. Even my husband who is not adventurous at all said it was really tasty. Leftover to take to lunch tomorrow.
Thanks!
that’s it!!
I have made this receipe, and i cried when i tasted it.
My boyfriend and i are a huge fan of korean food, so props!
LOOVEEEE IT
Delicious recipe!
OMG! The first time I made this recipe, I was blown away. So I made this for 14 of my family members and EVERYONE LOVED IT! This is such a great, healthy, flavor filled dish. This is excellent!!! Try this!
Everyone in my family (and I have a big one) loved it! Everything is perfect – the sauce is to die for! Thank you so much for sharing. Can’t wait to try your other recipes.
This Bibimbap recipe was EXCELLENT!!!! Don’t pass this one up!!! In fact, we are going to have family at our lake condo next weekend and everyone will help prepare this dish…division of labor. The marinade and sauce are excellent! It is a restaurant worthy recipe. In fact, it’s better, because it is not salty like you can get when eating out. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!
Thank you so much! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂 Division of labor is an excellent idea. 😉
I did a single portion version with a carrot, half a zucchini, a big mushroom and about the same quantity of thinly sliced onions and added leftover tilapia instead of beef. For the bibimbap sauce I put a teaspoon of every ingredient listed except for the gochujang that I replaced with sriracha because I didn’t have any. It was delicious! Thank you for the recipe 😊
Great to hear it worked well even with sriracha sauce. 🙂
Meal planning for this week. Absolutely can’t wait to try!
I’ve made this a few times at home and it’s a huge hit. Thank you so much!
Awesome!
Ahh I have been craving some good bibimbap ever since I came back from China! They had tons of Korean restaurants there. Can’t vouch for how authentic they were, but many were flocked by Korean expats. I made this dish with only a carrot and a cucumber, which I prepared in a salad like she recommended, for veggies. It was so tasty as is and I know it would’ve been totally delicious with all of the veggies added! Next thing to try is the KFC. It is hands down my favorite meal from Korea. Thanks Sue!
Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Hope you like my KFC recipe too. 🙂
I’ve tried this one last night and it was really the authentic korean bibimbap i’ve tried in a korean restuarant. The best! Thank you for sharing😚😋
Great to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for your feedback!
The best Bibimbap ever!!!
Thank you!
I LOVE this recipe!! I found you, and your recipe about 5 years ago, and this has been my only Bibimbap recipe since!
Thank you so much! I’m so happy to hear that! 🙂
Perfect. Easily to heat for lunch at work.
Just had it for lunch. I did 1 tsp of garlic instead of a quarter tsp because I love garlic. it tasted great!
That’s great! Happy to hear! 🙂
Every Bibimap Ive had in any Korean house or restaurant ALWAYS has the rice crispy fried at the bottom.
Otherwise its just rice and veg/meat and not really bibimap.
Your understanding is not quite correct. What you’re referring is “dolsot bibimbap”, which is just a type of bibimbap. I’ve already included the reference within the post above, but you can also check the dolsot bibimbap recipe from here. https://mykoreankitchen.com/dolsot-bibimbap/
My son asked me to make bibimbap once (he used to work as a chef), and I had no idea what it was. I googled it and picked your recipe and have made it several times since and today I was reminded how delicious it is. We all love your recipe – thanks!!
That’s so sweet. Thank you! 🙂
I have a post on Bibimbap; going to link to your recipe here. Thank you!
Ahhh…. i mistakenly buy the dried seaweed instead of Seasoned seaweed,,,
Seasoned seaweed is only optional. 🙂 Also, you can make this soup with your dried seaweed. https://mykoreankitchen.com/brown-seaweed-soup-miyeok-guk/ FYI, they do last a long time.
This was the first Korean meal I ever ate, on a KAL flight between Los Angeles and Seoul. I did not understand the cabin crew and had no idea what I had just agreed to eat.
But if you are on a plane to Korea, it’s time to start eating Korean!
It was delicious.
Do the bean sprouts and spinach have to be warm for this dish? I just feel like (with how quick they go cold) they will go cold by the time the dish is prepared. Is it normal with this dish or should they be reheated?
You can use cold bean sprouts and spinach. They don’t need to be reheated. You can even use fresh bean sprouts and spinach if you like. 🙂
But if you want overall dish to be warm, you can do so by serving it in a dolsot (Korean hot stone bowl for bibimbap) and heat it up. You can find my tips on dolsot bibimbap from https://mykoreankitchen.com/dolsot-bibimbap/
Oh I need to get me some ceramic bowls now! Haha
Thanks! 🙂
I’m trying this recipe tonight. So far everything tastes great, but I’m a little confused; is the spinach cooked? Also, the bean sprouts warm supposed to be warm or cold? Thanks
Yes, the spinach is cooked here. But you can use fresh spinach instead as well.
Bean sprouts can be used warm or cold. It doesn’t really matter.
Dear Sue,
Thanks so much for sharing this great recipe with us.
My boyfriend and I truly became addicted and need to have this once a week now!
I love your blog! Keep up with the good work.
Best,
Sue
Thank you! Happy to hear that you guys love bibimbap so much. 🙂
Wow – what a popular recipe! Will definitely try it – I think I need to look at your 30 ingredients list first!
This was so good!! I didn’t find the sauce to be spicy at all? But that could be because I’m Cuban and Jamaican and we put multiple scotch bonnet peppers in some of our meals. I think I’ll add some more gochujan to mine. Also, because of this I also realized how much I love sesame oil lol
Now I’m worried my mom is gonna make it all the time, because it was really easy to make especially since we always have rice ready.
That’s so good to hear, Renee! Hope your love for bibimbap grows even more! 🙂
Sue,
I just made this tonight for the first time. It was my first time on your site. I didn’t think it was too time consuming. I cheated and doubled the sauce for the bean sprouts and spinach and used a rice cooker. We are military so my husband and our neighbor were both stationed in Korea and I visited twice. I brought a bowl next door as a taste test before my husband gets home and it was a hit! I’ll definitely be trying more of these recipes. Hopefully I can find one for yaki mandu! Thank you!
Hi Michelle, Glad to hear you enjoyed my bibimbap recipe! I have a kimchi mandu recipe you can try if you like. https://mykoreankitchen.com/kimchi-mandu-kimchi-dumplings/ An instruction for pan frying method and steaming method are included in the recipe. Enjoy!
This is one of my favorite Korean food! Loving your reciper of bibimbap. One of the nicest I’d tried.
Thank you!
Thank you for posting! Very good recipe, especially the meat marinade and the spicy sauce. Will keep them in my recipe book forever. Thanks again, you are a wonderful cook!
Thanks for your kind words! So glad to hear that you enjoyed my recipe! 🙂
Made this tonight and it was amazing!!
Great to haer, Erin!
Thanks so much for this super yummy recipe! Just substituted some ingredients and left out the egg for a vegan bibimbap!
Very good! But I find the sauce is waaaay too sweet. I would reduce to 1/2-1 tsp of sugar.
Wow, what a wonderful and informative recipe. I especially enjoyed viewing the additional options, along with, the basic recipe. I opted to add fernbrake out of curiosity and availability. I also went light on the sugar across the board on this recipe because of my personal taste. Again wow!! Thank you for your informative blog.
Thank you! 🙂
Thanks for the awesome and easy to understand recipe! I especially liked your sauce! I made a similar version and blogged about it! My husband and I both loved this!
Great to hear, Erika! I agree, the sauce is the killer in this recipe! 😉
This was awesome!!!! Thank you so much!
Great! I’m happy to hear that! 🙂
Does the spinach and bean sprouts need to be seasoned?
Hi Jacey, you can use raw unseasoned spinach and bean sprouts if you like. But in this recipe they are both cooked & seasoned. Respective recipes are linked above but I will also link here as well. https://mykoreankitchen.com/simply-seasoned-korean-spinach-salad-sigeumchi-namul-version-1/ and https://mykoreankitchen.com/korean-style-seasoned-mung-bean-sprouts-salad-sukju-namul-muchim/ Hope this helps!
Thank you for this recipe! I used to live near a Korean restaurant. Bibimbap was my favorite dish! Well I moved away and couldn’t find a place that made it in my new town. It took me way too long to realize I could make it myself. Your recipe is wonderful and very satisfying.
Hi Carrie, glad to hear my recipe can satisfy your cravings! 🙂
This is a family favorite!!! Each person add the quantity of sauce that match their taste. Very spicy for me and my sons, mindly spicy for my husband and slightly spicy for my daughter. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Very happy to hear your family loves my recipe! 🙂
Hi Sue,
I am so excited to try this recipe. What type of rice do you use? Short grain, sushi? Or does it not matter. Thanks!
Hi Jana, I use short grain rice. They are the best! 🙂
I’ve enjoyed making this recipe for a couple years. Thank you so much! Would it be ok for me to translate this recipe and publish it on my personal blog? Of course I’ll give you credit for the recipe and link to the original.
Yes, that should be fine. Thanks.
Thank you so much . I like it ,I’ll try to cook it ,it’s look like delicious
But when you said
[ Some Korean seasoned seaweed shredded (long thin cut) ],
What do you mean in this part , I can’t understand these ingredient can explain it please ?
Hi memanh, have you had a seasoned seaweed like this one? http://amzn.to/2voFOPl It’s a very common Korean side dish, which you can easily buy from a Korean / asian grocer. You just need to shredded a few of these sheets. If you can’t find these, you don’t have to add them. It just adds nicer flavour to bibimbap. That’s all. Enjoy! 🙂
Hi! I’m thinking of making this and keeping it in the fridge for the next few days. Should i keep the vegetables together or separately? Will water come out from the mushroom?
I would keep the vegetables separately. Yes, the mushroom will release some water. Enjoy!
I am so glad I came upon this recipe! Love to eat it for breakfast. I just eliminate the beef and use an extra egg. I use whatever is at hand, usually kale, broccoli slaw, onions, bean sprouts, mushrooms, kimchee, and minced habaneros or Thai peppers (I like it hot). Also substitute quinoa if I don’t have left over rice, since it’s quick to prepare and is a good source of protein.
Thanks again for a great recipe…the sauce is awesome. Can’t wait to check out and try your other recipes.
Hi Diana, Your breakfast sounds so good and healthy! Yes, I also do think the sauce is the key. The rest is use whatever you have in your pantry and fridge. 🙂 Glad to hear you enjoyed my recipe!
Hello, I have long been a lover of Korean cuisine but am now recently undertaking to attempt to make things myself. I really look forward to making your recipe. My question is, what surface do you use to cook? I have a wok but I wondered if what I saw in the video recipe was one of the small portable gas burners that I have seen in stores and Korean TV shows. Or, please inform me if it is something else.
감사합니다! 맛있게 먹겠습니다.
Hi Severin, Normally I cook on the induction cooktop. But for video shooting, I use a portable gas burner because of the angle and lighting issue. Other than that, I use a portable gas burner for hot pot cooking and Korean BBQ where you eat food as you cook. So it’s worth having it at home. Hope this helps! 🙂
Hi, I would like to try the recipe but is it possible to use beef sirlion in place of the beef mince
Of course, Rhoda! Some people even use pork or chicken. FYI. Enjoy! 🙂
I’m excited to try this. My husband hates spicy food — do you have a suggestion for a milder but flavorful sauce?
Perhaps you can reduce the gochujang and add a bit of soy sauce instead. 🙂
This recipe is amazing I have had it so many times since I found it and everyone that tries it LOVES it. Also, the best part is I don’t have to pay to eat at a restaurant anymore! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Great to hear you’re enjoying my bibimbap recipe! Saving money is added bonus! 🙂
I preferred the taste of this meal over bibimbap i’ve gotten at Korean restaurants around me. It’s a lot of work but so worth it. Thanks!
Thanks, Carrie! You can reduce the types of vegetable ingredients that goes into to make it quicker. Nonetheless, glad to hear you enjoyed it!!
I made this last night and it was amazing! I might not have to buy it anymore since finding this recipe, Thanks so much!!
So happy to hear that! 🙂
Hi. Which rice do you use? Thanks
Hi Ami, I used short grain white rice (also known as sushi rice) for this recipe. Something like this one. Hope this helps!
How spicy is this bibimbap sauce? I like some heat but not unbearable.
Spice level is pretty subjective to describe. I suggest you add 1 Tbsp of gochujang first then add more if you can handle it. 🙂
This is a great recipe, so simply and easy….very healthy
Thanks, Suzi!
i have been into Korean traditions since i always watch Korean dramas but I’ve always been really in love on the foods they eat! can’t wait to try this recipe someday,your bibimbap really looks delicious!
Thanks, Jay. If you’re into Korean culture, you’ve got to try this bibimbap! 🙂 You will love it!
I’ve made this dish like 3 times already and it’s been a hit with my family and my fiancée. I was a bit apprehensive to share it with him since I didn’t know if he was gonna like it but he loved it! Which I am super happy about since I’m starting to set a goal of learning as many Korean dishes as I can. I made some Bibimbap today and my mom had 2 servings, she loved it so much that she said that her taste buds waned more but her stomach was full already so she has admitted to have developed an addiction to this dish and so have I. Thank you for making it so easy to understand and prepare.
Thanks, Liz! So happy to hear that! Hope your mum tries my recipe too. 🙂
hi i’m from Afghanistan. i saw bibimbap in korean films and liked it!! thank you for learning koreanfoods. this food is so yummy and delicious!!
Hi Zahra, I didn’t know I had a Korean food fan from Afghanistan. Thanks for your interest in Korean cooking! 🙂
Hi Sue, I just came across your website when searching for a bibimbap recipe. I can’t wait to make yours but I have a question about an ingredient. When your recipe calls for sesame oil are you referring to the toasted sesame oil that is found in most Asian cooking? Thanks for sharing your recipes.
Hi David, Yes it is. 🙂 Enjoy!
The bibimbap sauce is delicious. Thank you for this recipe, Sue. I just made this for family for Super Bowl 2017. It’s a hit. Thank you for explaining in an earlier comment/response that the heated stone bowl creates crunchy rice. I’m going to figure out how to do that next time. You’re the best!
Great to hear that, Kathy! Creating Bibimbap in a hot stone bowl is also in my recipe to share list this year. So stay tuned!
I have now made this 4 times in less than 2 weeks because I LOVE it that much!! Each time I use what I have in the fridge and no matter how I change the ingredients, its heaven. First night I used a beautiful little steak sliced thinly. Next night, I had two turkey patties in the fridge and I cut broccoli into “matchsticks” instead of carrots. They were both wonderful meals. Third time it was back to thinly sliced beef. Tonight? Ground beef, some pre-packaged green salad with cauliflower from the deli and I got brave and opened up a can of black beans and added those to the skillet with the carrots.
I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to share these recipes.
That’s wonderful to hear, Tom!
It’s a perfect meal for breakfast….. I love Korean dishes, and since Korean restaurants are too far from my area, I am able to make my korean dishes with the help of your recipe and satisfy my cravings.
감사합니다……
Thank you, Trina! Happy to be part of your Korean craving solution. 🙂
Thank you for this recipe! My new years resolution was to cook a recipe from every country in the world, and Bibimbap was the dish I chose for North Korea. This was super yummy, and made for amazing leftovers all week!
Bibimbap is for both North Korea and South Korea. Anyway, it’s good to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂
I love the bibimbap sauce… I created your version and found I like it with less sesame. I also used rice wine vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar. I may never need to go to my favorite korean restaurant again now that I can make this sauce!! So Yummmmm! Thank you so much!
Great to hear! 🙂
Hi Dear
I love the Bimibap dish and wonder when it is mentioned to cook the ingredients in a wok why is the special stone bowl required .
I have always had this dish in the traditional bowl and thought it os cooked in the traditional stone bowl ;with or without the cover ;thats another question.can you please answer by e mail?
This recipe doesn’t require a stone bowl. (Though you can certainly use it.) When you use a stone bowl, you can make the bottom of the rice crispy. That’s called Dolsot Bibimbap. A lot of people love this type of Bibimbap.
Thank u so much for answering
Só would I prepare the whole procedure in the bowl instead of the wok on the stove top?
I love it in the bowl with the crispy rice on the bottom.
Thanks so much
Hana
Hi Hana, You prepare all meat and vegetable ingredients as shown above (in a skillet / wok). Only the assembly needs to be done in a stone bowl to make the rice crispy. Enjoy!
Thank you for your kind reply
I just finished making it and it was delicious. Too delicious since I ate half of it myself…But it tasted almost as good as it would have tasted at the nearest Korean restaurant and I couldn’t stop eating.
Sounds like you had a really good dinner! Great to hear that! 🙂
I’ve made this many times and my husband and I just love it! He is vegetarian, so I’ve always made it without the meat, but we don’t miss it. Also, I have substituted cauli-rice and found it to be really good, too. Thanks for sharing your delicious recipe. That sauce is just sooooooo good!
Thanks Emily! Cauli rice sounds interesting! 🙂
In the video and the full recipe at the bottom it says to add gochujang sauce. Do you really have to add that if you don’t like spicy food?
Hi Sophie, Gochujang is a vital ingredient for making authentic bibimbap. Though, if you can’t handle the heat, sure, you can tone it down a bit or even omit. (I just can’t imagine the taste without it though!)
If I were to reduce or omit gochujang, I might add some soy sauce to give some flavour. Just my thought.
Thank you for replying! I will definitely try the soy sauce! I am slowly trying to work up to being able to handle heat, so I will absolutely try it with the gochujang in the future when I AM able to handle the spice.
I came across your website looking for a simple bibimbap recipe and it got me hooked!!! So delicious!!! I have made it several times, my husband loves it (especially the great sauce) and the kids like it (without the sauce though, which they reckon is too hot). It tastes much better when I make it than when we have it in a restaurant (ok, Munich, Germany, may not be THE best place for Korean restaurants).
Right now I have your honey/soy/drumsticks in the oven and spare ribs are marinating in the fridge for sunday. I can’t wait!
Wow! So good to hear that. You’ve been busy! Hope you like them all! 🙂
I’m making this today!
Enjoy! 🙂
Tried this tonight and it was amazing! Thanks so much for sharing!
Awesome! Happy to hear that! 🙂
Hi the spinach and beansprouts are rinsed in cold water before adding the seasoning, does it need reheating before assembling the dish??
No, it doesn’t need reheating. 🙂
Hmm. I disagree. This was my first time making it, and the timing turned out to be more important than I thought – my meal ended up being sort of luke-warm. I think in a restaurant setting where this is normally served in a hot stone bowl, the temperature of the elements might not matter as much, but for a home dish, I think each element might need to be reheated briefly to make the whole dish nice and warm.
That said, even though my dish was a little on the cold side, it was delicious. This is a really good recipe, and not too difficult to make. I used a rib meat (flanken) instead of ground beefthough – not sure I would like it as much with ground beef.
HELLO RECIPE MAKER!!! Ive got to say I made your recipe today, not and it turned out better than any reasturaunt ive ever been to. I may have added a larger variety though; beansprounts, chicken, carrots, spinach, cucumber, zucchini, and shitake muchrooms. But I have to say, im in a food coma XD, and all I can think about is how great the bibimbap sauce was, I did add a little xtra sugar and sesame oil and black toasted sesame seeds, but still, the best ive ever had! Thank you for sharing, this is a must make for anyone who enjoys cooking!
Great!! Glad to hear you enjoyed it so much! ?
I made this today!!! Yum! the best i ever had. I’ve always liked bibimbap but was too lazy/intimidated to make it myself, I always order it whenever I go to a Korean place but it’s never as tasty as this one. Thank you, thank you for sharing. It’s a keeper.
So happy to hear that! 🙂 Thanks for your feedback!
Just finished enjoying the awesome bibimpap.family was so happy
Thank you so much for the wonderful easy to follow recipe
Love your recipes
Awesome! ?
I love your bibimbap and your recipe is fabulous. I always add zucchini to my vegetables and it is great.
Thanks Jennifer! I sometimes add sauteed zucchini as well. It goes well in Bibimbap!
Wow! This was fantastic. Thank you for the recipe. I will be looking at your website for future Korean recipes.
Great to hear! Thanks! 😉
We made this Saturday night. It is the best Asian dish I have ever made and possibly ever eaten. We are making it again tonight trying some vegetable deviations. We are also going to make some of the bibimbap sauce to try on other things (chicken nuggets).
Awesome! Happy to hear that! 😉
For your chicken nuggets, check out my Korean style popcorn chicken recipe (https://mykoreankitchen.com/korean-style-popcorn-chicken/). It’s also very popular among my readers. Enjoy!
Hi can I know for the soy sauce what kind do u use is it light or dark or the sweet kind
Hi Illiana, I used a regular soy sauce. http://amzn.to/29PFtKY 🙂 Enjoy!
Hi 🙂 is it sweet or salty ?:)
Hi, great recipe. Thank you for sharing. I have some question wish that you can help me…:)
IF the seasonaed spinach, bean sprout and bibimbap sauce can’t finish, can we keep in refrigerator? How long??
Have a nice day~~
Yes, you can keep all of them in the fridge. The sauce can be kept for a few weeks to few months if you store it well.
For spinach and bean sprouts, it’s best to consume them within the three days. (Though they could last up to 5 to 7 days. – But these can go off easily or look less appealing by then.)
Thank you very much..
Wow, so happy to have found your site. I’m of mix decent, and finally getting in touch with my watered down Korean blood (lol). Wanted so much to find simple recipes. At first I was a little intimidated by the pictures. They are so beautiful, I thought “oh, man another hard recipe to follow. “. So happy I ignored that part. Your recipes are simple, easy to follow, and so YUMMY. Thank you so much!
Hi Ren, You’re very humorous! I’m very glad that you decided to follow through. Good looking photos don’t mean that they are going to be difficult! 🙂 I’m happy to hear you enjoyed my recipe!
Thanks so much. Such a great recipe. This is my 413th time making it and with all the ingredients in the house and the Bibimbap sauce already in the fridge I find it No more difficult than many western favorites we have made it twice on weeknights with relative ease.
We just returned from 10 days in Seoul and find that we crave the food even more now that we are home. It is so satisfying and delicious. And the gochugang if bought in the international market in Milwaukee is the exact same as I say in Seoul. Just with American rther than Korean writing.
So happy to hear that! I checked out some bibimbap photos you shared on Instagram too! You presented them so well. Thanks!
4th time! Not 413th….
🙂
Is using raw egg in Bibimbap tradtional or always slightly fried?
Usually, Bibimbap ingredients differ based on the regions and also the seasons. The most well known Bibimbap is “Jeonju Bibimbap” and one of the main ingredients are beef tartare (Yukhoe) and raw egg yolk. Probably because of this, some people think raw egg has to be used. But it doesn’t have to be. In the same way, it doesn’t have to be fried either. 🙂
I want to say Thank you for sharing your great recipe. I made a few and it was easy and yummy!. My friends and I enjoyed it very much.
Glad to hear that! Thanks for your feedback! 🙂
Great recipe! I like how much detail you provide in laying out what you need to do. Bibimbap isn’t easy to make, but it’s certainly worth it when it all comes together. Thanks again for helping to make this possible!
Thanks, Rob! It’s definitely worth the effort! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Hi! Just finished eating this with my family and it was delicious! Its a lot of prep, but I agree – with enough practice it will all become easier. I have always loved eating this at restaurants and I have to say I no longer need to go out and get it. Hit the spot! The kids had their preferences about the greens and eggs but the beauty of this dish is the versatility. Only part missing for me was the crispiness of the rice from the stone bowl, next time I will try assembling in a hot cast iron dish. Thank you so much for sharing, and for the clear thorough instructions.
So happy to hear that your family enjoyed my Bibimbap recipe! Yes, this recipe wasn’t written with crispy rice in mind. I’ll update this post with the ‘how-to’ next time! Stay tuned!
I just made this today, I wanted to try it for so long after tasting gochujang paste for the first time. It’s a lot of work with all the different parts to it but wow it’s so good! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
So glad to hear you enjoyed it Emy! Yes, it’s a bit of work but it’s totally worth it! (Also if you make it often enough, you will get faster at it as well! 🙂 )
Really really love this recipe. This is my #1 website every time I’m craving for Korean food.
Thanks Sylvie!! So happy to hear that! ?
Great recipe, made it 2 times, it’s absolutely delicious.
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Cassie! So happy to hear you’re enjoying this recipe! 🙂
Made this tonight – waited until we could find the gochujang to do it and it was worth the wait! Not only was the dish amazing but now I want to put the sauce on pretty much everything. *lol* Thanks for an awesome recipe!
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! I know this sauce is pretty addictive! ?
Do you think green bell peppers would go well? I currently am short on veggies, but have nappa cabbage and green bell peppers. I also have green chillies but I think they would change the flavor of the dish too much.
If green bell pepper is cooked, you can try that. You could also try sautéed nappa cabbage as well.
Just made this tonight and it was amazing. I used sliced ribeye beef and quinoa instead with the addition of cucumbers seasoned similar to the bean sprouts. Honestly it came out better than I get at restaurants (because they always overcook the egg). So glad I was able to get Gochujang at the grocery!
Great to hear, Chris! Yes, I do time to time use rib eye filet as well. It’s so tender and make Bibimbap even more special! This sautéed cucumber salad will go well in Bibimbap if you want try it. https://mykoreankitchen.com/sauteed-korean-cucumber-side-dish/
Hello! Do you have any recommendations for a substitute for the gochujang? I see that I can purchase it on Amazon, but I was hoping to make your recipe tonight!
Thank you!
Unfortunately there’s no substitutes for Gochujang. It’s a very unique & essential Korean sauce. (If you love Korean food, it’s a must have pantry item.) However, I do know a few people tried this Bibimbap recipe with sriracha sauce, so you can try it that way. Though, I personally never tried sriracha sauce yet so I don’t know what to expect.
Wow – I had a craving for bibimbap and found your recipe/site. Made it tonight – husband and 7 yr old son loved it! I skipped the sauce and used sriracha instead for convenience. And, I used beef strips instead of minced beef – but next time will try it with the minced beef. I loved the presentation! But, to make clean-up a little easier, I will probably mix the vegetables together in one bowl as they are ready. Hope that doesn’t offend! I added some broccoli to the mix as well to get a few more green veggies into the bowl. Can’t wait for the leftovers tomorrow! Thanks!
Happy to hear that! Try it with the real Bibimbap sauce next time! 🙂
안녕하세요! Thank you for this recipe. I lived in Korea for a year while I was in the military and fell in love with the food and culture. I plan on going back soon to teach English with my girlfriend. I want to introduce her to the food and culture so it isn’t that much of a culture shock and this is probably one of the best recipes I’ve seen for bibimbap so far to introduce anyone to the food. 고맙습니다!
So happy to hear that, Carl! Thanks for the feedback. 🙂 I hope your girlfriend enjoys Korea too!
I’ve only eaten bibimbap two times and it was always at the same restaurant. They use bottled sriracha sauce and it still tastes good. I’m wondering if that would be okay in this case, since I’m not sure where I would be able to get gochujang around my area.
Personally I’ve never tried sriracha sauce so I don’t know how it will play with my recipe. But if you already had a good experience with it at a restaurant, you should give it a go. 😉 If you live in the US, you can buy Gochujang from Amazon. http://amzn.to/1SCBJfs Enjoy!
Love it!!! I made it tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Happy to hear! 🙂
Awesome! If i had that black clay bowl i would heat it up on the fire with everything in it to attain that roasted rice texture that i dearly enjoy!
Usually after we have gyros there are extra gyros strips in the pack, not enough for a round of sandwiches, but enough to use as the meat for a family meal of bibimbap!
I also like to use fresh seaweed when it’s in the market.
I had this at a Korean diner locally served in a hot pot so the rice got crunchy and crispy as I stirred it up, really added a nice texture.
this is amazing! your sauce is great! it’s really not that spicy. this is my favorite bibimbap recipe
Thanks! Glad to hear you enjoyed it! 🙂
Tried this recipe tonight, and it was definitely delicious! I left out the mushrooms and used liquid aminos instead of soy sauce (not for health reasons, its just what was in the pantry) and I had to use honey instead of sugar (surprisingly, I don’t have sugar in my house) and ground turkey instead of beef. Bibimbap at my favorite restaurant is $20. Now, I can make it at home at a much cheaper price.
I’ve never tried liquid aminos, so I don’t know what it’s like. Nonetheless, it’s great to hear that you enjoyed my recipe! Thanks for sharing your feedback. 🙂
Nice nice! I just want say thanks!
Hey Sue – These photos look beautiful! And Congrats on your video recipes! I know it’s a lot of work for you.
Thanks Hyosun! Yes, video recipes do require extra time and resources but I’m enjoying it so far. 🙂
I made this tonight. I haven’t had Bibimbap in years and it is one of my all time favorite foods. I followed your directions carefully but I must admit that I doubled the meat. I used 7 ounces flatiron steak. I once took a Chinese cooking class years back, and it cooked in the wok beautifully but much quicker than 6-7 minutes. It took more than 1 small carrot to equal to 4 ounces of carrots. I ended up using 3 medium carrots but it was all fine. I wasn’t sure what “Korean Seaweed” is exactly so I just used Sushi seaweed cut thin. I cut it into strips but it was so tough I worried for my newly polished edged chef knife. It was dry and crackly so I was so unsure about adding it to my beautiful dish so I ran it under hot water and just tossed it in the pan. It was fine. I didn’t know how much to use – I think used a little more than half a package. The dish was a lot of work because I didn’t have the leftover veggies in the fridge but it was totally worth it. My husband loves Korean food and he was blown away. Thank you so much. I was thrilled with the outcome of this dish.
Hi Kathy, I’m glad to hear your family enjoyed my Bibimbap recipe! Korean seasoned seaweed looks like this one. http://amzn.to/1F2lP9W It’s already salted and brushed with some sesame oil, so it is different to sushi seaweed sheets as these are not seasoned at all. I just cut 4 to 5 sheets (mini rectangle size) of Korean seasoned seaweed with a pair of scissors. You can add more or less per your preference. Yes, preparing Bibimbap can be time consuming if you have to prepare all from scratch but for sure, it is worth it! 😀
Do you do just add the dried seaweed to the pot at the end? Does it need anything done to it first? I can’t thank you enough for this recipe. I wanted to ask if you make those Korean pancakes with vegetables and scallions in them? A friend of mine is Korean and her mother used to make them and she would bring them to me. They were delicious beyond belief. My friend told me that they were a lot of work though. I am going to rate the recipe again because I am not sure if I leave it blank if it will be taken away from the stars this recipe deserves. Again many many thanks! I can’t believe that I can now make Bibimbap at home.
Hi Kathy, Yes, I just cut the seasoned dried seaweed and place it into the pot. Nothing further is need to be done. 🙂
Here are two of my pancake recipes that contain green onions. https://mykoreankitchen.com/korean-seafood-and-green-onion-pancakes-haemul-pajeon/ and https://mykoreankitchen.com/squid-pancakes-ojingeo-buchimgae-in-korean/ The cooking technique is slightly different to each other but it is explained in the first link. Enjoy!
I don’t know how the recipe rating system works, but more stars are always good in my mind. 🙂 Thanks!
hello, It is me again and I am attempting this dish again after not making it for a year or so. We have been sick and I think the spicy food will make us feel better. I ordered the Gochujang and this time the right kind of dried seaweed- Korean seaweed. I have been fixing one of the vegetables per a day for the past few days and I have all the vegetables made. I just have to make the meat, rice and eggs tomorrow. I am forever grateful for your help. It is absolutely the best thing that I can make Bibimbap myself. Do you have any suggestions on preparing the rice itself?
Do you have a rice cooker? That’s the quickest and easiest way to prepare rice obviously. 🙂 You can also use this information too. https://mykoreankitchen.com/how-to-make-perfect-korean-steamed-rice-step-3-how-to-soak-and-cook-the-rice/ If you want to make crispy Bibimbap, refer some techniques from this recipe. https://mykoreankitchen.com/dolsot-bibimbap/ Hope these help!
This is a fantastic recipe and even saves well as leftovers! (I store the various components separately.) I’ve made it twice- the first time following the directions very closely, the second I made a few changes mostly to cut down on time and the number of dishes required.
1. I sauté the carrots for about 2 mins, then add in thinly sliced zucchini and sauté for another couple of mins, and finally add in the mushrooms for a final 2 mins. I find this cooks the carrots a bit better. Since all the veggies end up mixed up in the bowl, it really doesn’t make much of a difference (slightly less pretty presentation) and makes storing the leftovers easier.
2. Similarly, I mix the sprouts and spinach together with the sesame oil/garlic dressing. I start by boiling the sprouts and use a slotted spoon to remove them to a medium sized bowl. This allows me to save the already boiling water for the spinach. I drain the spinach (squeezing out the extra water) and add it to the spouts bowl to mix with the dressing.
3. I was running short on time so I substituted Sriracha rather than make the Bibimbap sauce.
I love how simple this recipe is, even if it requires lots of chopping and dishes 🙂 Super easy to add your own twist too!
Thanks for sharing your short cut method. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it! Bibimbap can be very versatile and I love it because of that! 🙂
Hey! I was looking up bibimbap cause i loved it at my korean church i go to while Iearning korean language
This will be my first time with bibimbap
So i’m also tackling recipes but my question is do you have to add the mushroom? Lol i just don’t like them so i was wondering if they neef to be there or not ^^ thank you!!
Hi Jessie, essentially you can add anything you like in Bibimbap. So if you don’t like the mushroom, you don’t have to add it. Add some other your favourite vegetables instead. Enjoy! 🙂
One of our absolute favorite Korean dishes. Yours looks so so good!
Thanks! 🙂
Hi Sue,
I never thought it could be cooked as easy as this, all thanks to how you demonstrated it in very fine details. Simple and yet very delicious. Looking forward to seeing more awesome recipes from you. Keep it up Sue and more power to you!
Thanks Shin! I’m just happy to hear you enjoy my Bibimbap recipe. 🙂
I made this for my sister and her boyfriend today and it turned out very good! I’m sure it could’ve been much better but as this is my first time ever making steamed rice and this kind of food, my 16 year old self is very proud! I’ll definitely be making this often and recommending it to my friends!! I’m so glad I found this recipe, thank you very much!
I’m on mobile and I accidentally pressed four instead of five stars. I’d rate this with 100 stars if I could!
Thanks Sophia! 🙂 I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it. You should definitely be proud of yourself!
Dear Sue,
I’m going over to friend’s place to eat bibimbap.
I’ve been told bring some veges which don’t need to be cooked which will be mixed into the dish.
Can you please recommend any vegie which don’t require cooking but can be chopped and eat straight away.
Hi Jacob, how about taking some seasoned Korean seaweed? I know they are not veggies, but it’s very practical. If you buy pre-cut seaweed, all you need to do is opening the packet. Besides, it goes very well with Bibimbap!
If it has to be vegetable, then a cucumber or even Kimchi would be a good option as well. I hope you enjoy your bibimbap. 🙂
I just made this dish tonight and the husband was amazed that it was home made! Thank you very much for the great recipe and the delicious looking photos!
Hi Cyndi, So happy to hear that! 🙂 Thanks for trying out my recipe.
Oh Sue! Thank you so much, I just made the best bibimbap ever and I owe it all to you. No Korean Gramma’s, no fairies or elves, no magic, just me, my kitchen and your recipe. Amazing! I’m so happy. Thank you!
:)) Thanks, Danny! I’m as excited as you are! I’m very happy to hear your success!
We make this often at our house and call it “Korean Eggs”. We always have kimchi and gochujang in the fridge, and we keep chickens, so we usually have organic eggs on hand too. I saute some mushrooms and spinach and add some veggie leftovers from previous meals. So easy and delicious! (Very frugal too!) Can’t wait to try your version!
Kim 🙂
Hi Kim, why do you call it Korean eggs? 🙂 Just curious. Anyway, I hope you like my version. This has been the most popular recipe on my blog since 2013. I hope you like it. Enjoy!
I just made this for supper and it was amazing 🙂 I used brown rice because thats what I had and it still tasted great.
Thank you so much 🙂
Thanks Stephanie! Glad to hear you enjoyed it with your brown rice!
Hello. Can you provide any information on the type of rice needed to get the exact texture and taste that you find in Korea? Is the type of rice usually sold for sushi suitable? Unfortunately, here in Italy we have so many local kinds of rice that it’s difficult to find foreign ones, except basmati and jasmine!
Hi Daunt, Yes, rice suitable for sushi should be OK for this recipe. Korean rice is usually short or medium grain rice. (They stick together once cooked.) If you want to find out more about how to cook Korean rice, please check this link. https://mykoreankitchen.com/how-to-make-perfect-korean-steamed-rice-step-3-how-to-soak-and-cook-the-rice/