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Skillet Bibimbap

A classic spicy Korean rice dish with a generous serving of vegetables served hot in a cast iron skillet.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Korean
Keyword beef, egg, rice, skillet, spicy, vegetables
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked white rice (Calrose rice preferred)
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • toasted sesame seeds to garnish
  • 2 eggs, yolks separated

Vegetables

  • 1.5 cup julienned zucchini
  • 1.5 cup julienned carrots
  • 1 large bunch of spinach
  • 9 oz mung bean sprouts
  • 3 cloves crushed garlic
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil

Meat

  • 12 oz ground beef
  • black pepper
  • 1/2 cup gochujang (Start small and add to taste if you don't want it too spicy)
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions

  • Cook rice in a rice cooker.
  • Set a pot of salted water to boil and move on to the next steps while you wait for the water to boil.

Vegetables

  • Julienne the carrots and zucchini.
  • Fry the carrots in vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Repeat with zucchini.
  • Blanch the mung beans- boil for 2 minutes, drain, and dump in an ice water bath.
  • Blanch the spinach in the same way.
  • Mix mung bean sprouts with 2 cloves of crushed garlic, 2 pinches of salt, 1 tsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp sesame oil.
  • Mix spinach with 1 clove crushed garlic, pinch of salt, 1 tsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp sesame oil.

Meat

  • Pan fry the ground beef and black pepper.
  • Mix in gochujang, garlic, honey, and soy sauce.

Assembly

  • Coat the bottom of the skillet with sesame oil and heat on medium high.
  • Place cooked rice in the skillet and flatten it out to cover the bottom. It should sizzle!
  • Place each veggie on top of the rice into 4 equal quadrants.
  • Heap the ground beef into the center and make a small well in the center.
  • Place two egg yolks into the well.
  • Top off with a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds.
  • Transfer skillet to a trivet on the table. Check with your spoon to see if the bottom of the rice has gotten crispy. If not, heat the skillet a little longer.
  • Optional: cook the egg whites into an omelette, slice into small pieces, and add to the skillet.
  • Break the egg yolks and thoroughly mix everything in the skillet together. Serve yourself a few spoonfuls at a time in a bowl so that every bite is hot!