We are almost nearing the end of Korea Week!
Today I made Bibimbap, which apparently means Mixed (Bibim) Rice (bap)!
Before and After Pics:
Again, I followed Maangchi’s recipe, and altered the ingredients a bit according to what I had left in my fridge. I used:
-1 Cucumber
-1 Large Carrot
-12 oz. beansprouts
-8 oz. spinach
-1/2 a portion of enoki mushrooms
-whatever of the red bell pepper I had left from the previous day for japchae
-green onions for garnish
-gochujang (red pepper paste)
-1 portion of steak (marinated first with sesame oil, garlic, sesame seeds, and honey)
I’m very proud of how it turned out! I attempted to fry the bottom of each serving of rice before serving and topped it off with a fried egg as well. I think the process is simple enough, just a lot of chopping, mincing, and prepping. It simultaneously makes me appreciate the food I’ve eaten at the Korean restaurants before, admiring it as a dish I had no idea how it happened before, to making it in my kitchen, but not being as excited by it anymore now that I understand the process. Never thought the day would come… but I think I’m actually ready to leave Korean cuisine and won’t be super hyped by the idea of going to a Korean restaurant from now on.
I believe the remaining to-do lists that I will most likely target next will be some version of Korean pancake, as well as the Korean Fried Chicken. Since starting this cooking journey for Korean food, I’ve used up most of my bottle of sesame oil and at least 2 bunches of garlic lol! In the future at some point, I’ll try making cold spicy noodles as well as the pine nut porridge. Perhaps I should redeem myself in the eggplant and potato banchans as well…
Trying to foodventure my way through the tastes of each culture is pretty fun, and I have ready guinea pigs at home to try them out 😀
Stay tuned for next week as we enter Japan, and I attempt to make dishes like Chicken Katsu and Tamagoyaki! I think after that, it’ll be soul food or Indian cuisine. Not a huge fan of Mediterranean, but my dad likes it and it’s quite healthy so I may try some falafel wraps or something like that.
Although I have not been successful today in finishing all the tasks I wanted to do, the bibimbap still leaves me with a deep satisfaction since it was always a really colorful and delicious dish that caught my eye on the menus at restaurants… and especially since I was really hungry heh. It makes me happy to make my parents eat healthy dishes hehehe. Lots of veggies, all tasty.
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