Bibimbap 비빔밥

Bibimbap 비빔밥 is a signature dish in Korea. Bibimbap means "mixed rice" served with toppings like vegetables, meat and gochujang (chili pepper paste). The rice and toppings are stirred together thoroughly before eating.

Ingredients
2 bowls of cooked rice
80g minced beef
2 eggs
3 shitake or Chinese dried mushrooms (latter needs to pre-soaked)
1/2 carrot - cut into thin strips
1/2 Japanese cucumber - cut into thin strips
2 handful of bean sprouts
Spinach
3 garlic cloves - minced
Gochujang paste
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp light soya sauce
pepper
salt


Methods
1. Bring a pot of water to boil, add 1/2 tbsp salt.  Add bean sprouts and boil for about 15 mins. Drain off extra water and season with 1/4 tsp sesame oil, 1/4 tsp light soya sauce, some minced garlic and pepper. Set aside.
2. Boil the mushrooms for about 2 mins, drain off excess water and does the same as bean sprouts.
3. Boil carrot and cucumber separately for a min each, drain and set aside. No need seasoning.
4. Boil spinach and 3mins or until it turns soft, set aside.
5. In a pan heat up the cooking oil and saute balanced minced garlic, add in 1/2 tbsp of gochujang paste till fragrant. Add in the minced beef and stir fry till cooked.
6. Cook 2 sunny side up.
7. In a bowl, fill in with rice first followed by the egg before you arrange the vegetables and beef. Lastly add in a scoop of gochugang paste. I used 1/2 tbsp of the paste but if you prefer to have it more spicy you could add more.
8. Stir before eating. Enjoy ;)

Notes
Gochujang paste could be purchased from supermarket, this is how the tubof Gochujang paste looks like.