
Weeknight Korean Bibimbap
Kurt FillaThis delicious Bibimbap recipe features savory ground beef sautéed with garlic and sesame oil, complemented by a colorful array of stir-fried vegetables. Each bowl is served over a bed of rice, topped with a runny egg yolk for an authentic Korean dining experience. Perfect for customizing with your favorite veggies and sauces, this dish is sure to satisfy your taste buds!
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Korean
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb of ground beef
- 1/2 large Onion
- 2 clovers chopped Garlic
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
Cook on the stove for about 10 minutes until meat is fully cooked, then add
- 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce or Tamari
- 1 rounded tablespoon Gojang Hot pepper paste
- 1 Tablespoon Mirin
- 1 Tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon each white and black Sesame Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Ginger optional – not pictured
I cook any and all liquid out of the meat and keep it on medium heat until the ground beef is a just beyond browned but not burnt
Recipe for the Veggies:
- Spinach
- Shredded Carrots
- Mushrooms
- Zucchini
- Mung Bean Sprouts
- Soybean Sprouts
- Onions
Sauté each batch of veggies individually with any selection of the following seasonings
- Sesame oil a must for frying and don’t substitue it is the anchor of the dish
- Soy Sauce or Tamari (only use a light an only in one or two of the veggies. Tonight I only added Soy Sauce to the Mushrooms
- Garlic – Yeah in most everything…
- Salt
- Pepper
- Gojang paste – I use it for the onions and sometimes the carrots
- Black and white Sesame seeds
Mix and match seasonings and gently stirfry each veggie on the stove for a about 3 -5 . minutes. I set the oven on 250 degrees before I start and as I finish each batch I put int a large baking dish in the oven to keep warm, but you can leave them on your counter too. they will warm up in the stone bowls when assemble everything on the stove.
Instructions
- Put 1 – 2 tablespoons of Sesame oil in your stone bowls and let it heat up to high.
- Add 1 cup of cooked Rice
- let each person eating select from the veggies and place them on the sides of the dish, around the outside of the rice
- Add about 1/3 cup beef to each bowl in the center
- Separate and egg and add the yolk of one egg on top of the meat (optional)

- Let the bowl remain on a high gas burner for about 7 – 10 minutes or until the rice sizzles, becomes crunchy but is not burnt. Don’t burn the rice!
- Turn off burner, remove bowl with a couple of hot pads and place on the table on a hot pad or trivet
- Add banchan to the bowl, or Bibimbap sauce recipe here: https://www.theyummylife.com/Korean_Bibimbap_Sauce
- Mix together and let the heat of the bowl cook the yolk.

Keyword Bibimbap, Customizable Dinner, Easy Bibimbap Recipe, Healthy Korean Dish, Korean Beef Bowl
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