Bibimbap - The Ultimate Bowl Meal
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
32755 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Breakfast, Others
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Cuisine
Asian, International, Vegetarian
Bibimbap - The Ultimate Bowl Meal
Description
Bibimbap combines 4 cups of cooked jasmine rice with several prepared components. Spinach is quickly sautéed with neutral and sesame oils and seasoned lightly. Ground beef is cooked and coated with a mixture of chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, and brown sugar, creating a sweet and spicy meat topping. Fresh vegetables such as grated carrot, sliced cucumber, and chopped green onions add crunch and freshness. Eggs are prepared to preference, commonly fried or soft boiled, to add richness.
The bowl assembles these ingredients layered so each bite offers varied flavors: the tender spinach, spicy beef, crisp vegetables, tangy kimchi, nuttiness from sesame seeds, and creamy egg complement the base of fluffy rice. Bibimbap serves as a well-rounded meal with contrasting tastes that meld when mixed before eating.
This bowl is suitable for a complete meal and can be adjusted by changing vegetables or protein to taste or seasonings added to the beef or spinach for variation.
Ingredients
RICE
- 4 cups jasmine rice $0.75, cooked
SAUTEED SPINACH
- 1/2 Tbsp neutral cooking oil $0.02, generic cooking oil
- 6 cups spinach $1.72, fresh, loosely packed
- 1 tsp sesame oil $0.11, toasted
- salt $0.02, pinch
CHILI GARLIC BEEF
- 1/2 lb ground beef $1.99
- 2 Tbsp Chili garlic sauce $0.13
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce $0.09
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar $0.04
FRESH VEGETABLES
- 1 carrot $0.11
- 1 cucumber $1.69
- 2 green onions $0.21
OTHER TOPPERS
- 4 egg $1.08, large
- 1/4 cup kimchi $0.82
- 1 Tbsp sesame seeds $0.08
Instructions
- If your rice is not already cooked, begin that first and prepare the rest of the bowl ingredients as the rice cooks. You'll need 4 cups cooked rice.
- Prepare the sautéed spinach next. Heat a large skillet over medium flame and add the cooking oil. Swirl to coat the skillet, then add the fresh spinach. Sauté the spinach for a few minutes, or just until it is wilted. Drizzle the sesame oil over top and season lightly with a pinch of salt. Remove the spinach from the skillet to a clean bowl.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet used to cook the spinach. Cook the beef until fully browned, then add the chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Stir and cook for about one minute, or until everything is evenly mixed and the beef is coated in sauce. Turn the heat off.
- Prepare the fresh vegetables. Peel and grate the carrot using a large holed cheese grater. Thinly slice the cucumber, and slice the green onions.
- Fry or soft boil 4 large eggs (Or however many bowls you plan on eating immediately. If meal prepping, cook the egg fresh each day.)
- Build the bowls by first adding 1 cup cooked rice to the bowl, followed by 1/4 of the cooked spinach, 1/4 of the ground beef, some sliced cucumber, shredded carrots, a cooked egg, an a tablespoon or so of kimchi. Sprinkle sliced green onions and sesame seeds over top. There are no hard measurements needed for each ingredient per bowl, just divide the ingredients evenly or as you see fit.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 32755 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Serving | |
| Calories | 327.55kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 20.83g | 7% |
| Protein | 12.58g | 25% |
| Fat | 11.45g | 18% |
| Sodium | 1003.28mg | 42% |
| Fiber | 3.13g | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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