Bibimbap, spring food in South Korea that has gone global

 

Spring in Korea is a time of blooming flowers and harvest time for farmers and fishermen. South Koreans believe that eating food that is harvested when it is in season, especially in spring will keep them healthy throughout the year. Vegetables, fruits, and seafood picked in the spring have the best nutritional content when compared to other seasons.

They usually eat these foods fresh or make it a special dish for spring. Do you want to know what Korean foods are favorite in spring? One of them is BIBIMBAP.

Bibimbap or Korean-style mixed rice is made from a bowl of white rice mixed with various side dishes such as beef, eggs, vegetables, and a spicy sauce called gochujang. Bibimbap is the most common food found in Korean homes because the manufacturing process is simple and the ingredients are easy to find.

In spring, when fresh vegetables and leaf herbs are harvested, Koreans used to make it into a mix for bibimbap. They mixed fern leaves, mugwort, and cirsium into bibimbap.

During a corona pandemic like this we can't travel to South Korea to try this one food directly, but you don't need to worry, here I will give you a recipe for making bibimbap so you can make each one at home.

Bibimbap or Korean mixed rice which is rich in nutrition and very easy to make, you can make a variety of menus at home. Just adjust the filling ingredients with the supplies in the refrigerator / kitchen!

Bibimbap recipe

Materials :

1.     Rice - 1 glass

2.     Eggs - 3 eggs

3.     Cucumber, remove seeds and then cut into long matches - 1 piece

4.     Carrots, cut into long matches - 2 pieces

5.     Bean sprouts - 50 grams

6.     Spinach, siangi - 2 bunches

7.     Enoki mushrooms, cut off the roots - 100 grams

8.     Champignon mushrooms, thinly sliced ​​- 5 pieces

9.     Sesame oil - 4 teaspoons

10.                        Margarine - 1 tablespoon

11.                        Salt to taste

 

MEAT STRAINED:

1.     Rib meat, thinly sliced ​​- 100 grams

2.     Oyster sauce - 1.5 tablespoons

3.     Sesame oil - 1 tablespoon

4.     Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon

5.     Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

6.     Oil, for sauteing - 2 tablespoons

 

SAUCE:

1.     Gochujang (Korean chili sauce) - 1 tablespoon

2.     Sesame oil - 1 teaspoon

3.     Palm sugar - 1 teaspoon

4.     Vinegar - 1 teaspoon

5.     Boiled water - 1 tablespoon

 

Steps how to make:

1.     Cook the rice as usual until it becomes rice. Set aside.

2.     Fry the eggs into beef eyes. Remove then set aside.

3.     Squeeze the cucumber / kyuri with a pinch of salt until wilted. Set aside.

4.     Blanch each: (dip briefly in boiling water) carrots, bean sprouts, spinach, and enoki mushrooms, then remove and drain. Each one is then mixed with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil and a pinch of salt. Stir well then set aside.

5.     Saute the champignon mushroom slices with 1 tablespoon of margarine until fragrant and browned. Remove then set aside.

6.     Sauteed Meat: Heat the oil. Add the meat and saute until the juices come out and cook. Remove then drain.

7.     Sauce: In a container, mix all sauce ingredients until blended.

8.     Serving: Prepare a serving bowl. Enter the rice to taste. Arrange in a circle the various vegetables and stir-fry meat. Place the fried egg in the middle of the bowl. Give the sauce according to taste. Before eating, mix thoroughly until well blended.

TIPS:

Bibimbap is a Korean dish which means mixed rice with stir-fried meat and various vegetables. Therefore, toppings or various mixtures can be adjusted according to taste and supplies in the kitchen. To keep the color of the vegetables beautiful, blanch / boil the vegetables for a while until the color turns bright. After that, immediately drain and pour cold water to stop the cooking process. You can substitute vinegar for bibimbap sauce with lime juice. To make it easier for you to cut vegetables, slice and slice meat, use a stainless steel knife.

 

Source : https://www.merdeka.com/gaya/5-hidangan-musim-semi-dari-korea.html?page=4  , https://resepkoki.id/resep/resep-bibimbap/  .