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Bibimbap (Korean Mixed Rice with Meat and Assorted Vegetables)

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.

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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.

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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!

Watch How I 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 brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp minced garlic

Vegetables and Others

  • 250g (0.6 pounds) seasoned spinach
  • 350g (0.8 pounds) 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.
  • Some toasted seasoned seaweed, shredded (long thin cut)

Bibimbap sauce

Note

How to Make Bibimbap

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.

Meat for Bibimbap

– Mix the bibimbap sauce ingredients in a bowl.

The Ultimate Bibimbap Sauce

– Cook spinach and bean sprouts per linked recipe.

Korean spinach salad and bean sprouts salad

 

– 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.

Stir frying carrots for Bibimbap

– 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.)

Mushroom for Bibimbap

– Make fried eggs. (While sunny side up is common, you can make them per your preference.)

Egg for Bibimbap

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.

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3. To eat,  mix the ingredients in the bowl, and enjoy!

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Bibimbap - Korean Mixed Rice with Meat and Assorted Vegetables

How to make authentic Korean bibimbap. It comes with to die for bibimbap sauce!
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Course: Main
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: bibimbap, korean mixed rice
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 3 to 4
Calories: 570kcal
Author: Sue | My Korean Kitchen

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 brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp minced garlic

Vegetables and other

  • 250 g spinach (0.6 pounds)
  • 350 g bean sprouts (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 toasted 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.
    - Cook 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.
  • To eat,  mix the ingredients in the bowl, and enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition Info (per serving)

Calories: 570kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 187mg | Sodium: 916mg | Potassium: 1146mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 14780IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 191mg | Iron: 6mg

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Tagged with: bibimbap, gochujang, rice, spicy

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Don Bishop
February 21, 2024 11:06 am

I ate bibimbap at least once a week during my years in Korea. It has always been one of my favorite dishes. This recipe hits the mark!

Jojo
January 25, 2024 3:37 pm

SO good! Very authentic. It was a big hit.

Mary Abcde
January 17, 2024 12:57 pm

I made this using my leftover veggies and it turned out great!

I used pork instead of beef and since I didn’t have carrots, I just tossed in some cucumbers, celery, onions, and shimeji mushrooms! 10/10. The bibimbap sauce was so good too. This will be added to my go-to recipes.

October 28, 2023 3:27 pm

I’ve made this recipe a couple times now and it has been a HUGE hit with my family of foodies. I used some prepared TVP in place of the ground beef to make it vegetarian. I made the bean sprouts, daikon radish salad, carrots, and oi muchim to round out the bowl.

JoeBKS
September 25, 2023 3:27 am

I made this the other day with what I had in my kitchen. It was delicious. I did forget to marinade the meat and that would have made it better. That’s on me. I goosed up the seasoning in the pan. I made sautéed bok choy, mushrooms, and sautéed green beans. That bibimbap sauce is the bomb! I will be making that for all kinds of things. I had eggs the other day with that on them. Yay! Thank you!

Lesley
September 19, 2023 8:42 am

Great recipe! Easy except for all the chopping. The original bowl :)!

Tara
July 26, 2023 9:56 pm

Hello Sue and everyone!

I’m making this Bibimbap almost every week and we love it sooo much. It’s addictive 🤭. We tried some of your other recipes too and they are awesome too. Your recipes are helping our family to eat yummy, healthy food, but at the same time stay in our calorie deficit. I really can’t express how thankful we are, that you take the time and upload these fantastic recipes 😊 Thank you very much.
God bless you, best regards from Swiss,
Tara

Kat
July 11, 2023 9:36 am

My skill level is intermediate at best, but I nailed this recipe! The fam loved it 🙂

Marni
July 4, 2023 6:24 am

This recipe was sooo good!!

Mika
June 22, 2023 1:23 am

So easy to make and it was super delicious! It’s so perfect. I can eat 10 of these bowls if I could

Kendrah Jensen
June 21, 2023 6:56 am

I could eat this every day….THANK YOU!

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