Thursday, August 10, 2006
Recipe - Bi Bim Bak (Korean Beef & Vegetable Mix Rice)

Bi Bim Bak - The Simplified Style! Good Nutritious meal! Easy to cook















1.5 cup of rice (Calrose, medium grain sticky rice)
a handful of soy bean sprouts
6 shiitake mushrooms
1/4 zucchini or cumcumber, sliced thinly to strips
Beef, thinly sliced
1/4 carrot, sliced thinly to strips
1/2 onion, sliced thinly
6 tbsp Korean chili paste
2 eggs
sesame oil
vegetable oil for sauteing
soy bean sprouts seasoning - 1 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp salt
a pinch of sugar
shiitake mushrooms seasoning - 1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
beef seasoning - 1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp minced garlic
pinch of pepper

Wash rice until the water comes out clean.

Add 2 cups of water, cook rice in a rice cooker

Marinate beef with seasoning

Soy bean sprouts -Wash and add to a pot, pour 1/2 cup water and a pinch of salt, cover the lid.Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cook for 5-7 minutes.Don't peek it, if they smell like cooked beans, they're done.Pour into a colander, let cool for a while.Add seasonings, mix.

Shiitake mushrooms - Dried ones need to be reconstituted, add warm water, leave until softened.Wash, squeeze out water, slice thinly.Add to a pan with seasonings, saute briefly.

Microwave carrots & cucumber strips

Saute beef on a high heat.

To assemble the bowl -Put rice on a bottom, arrange vegetables (Soy Bean Sprouts, cucumber, mushrooms, carrots) around.Add egg york (or sunny side up, or just fried) on top.

Serve with Korean Chili Paste and sesame oil.

Yummy!

Serves 2