Fragrant Minari Bibimbap (Water Dropwort Bibimbap)
A one-bowl rice dish tossed with fragrant fresh water dropwort, stir-fried beef, and a soy-sauce-based seasoning sauce.
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A 2-serving one-bowl dish to fully enjoy the fragrance of seasonal water dropwort. Seasoned and stir-fried beef and finely chopped fresh water dropwort are placed over warm rice, then mixed with seasoning sauce and perilla oil. The warmth of the rice gently wilts the water dropwort to just the right tender texture.
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Spiciness
- Mildly spicy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Water dropwort (minari)100 g
- Ground beef100 g
- Red chili pepper1
- Large green onion (daepa)a little
- Perilla oil (or toasted sesame oil)2 tbsp
Meat seasoning
- Regular soy sauce (jin-ganjang)1/2 tbsp
- Mirin (cooking rice wine)1 tbsp
- Ground black peppera little
Seasoning
- Regular soy sauce (jin-ganjang) (or brewed soy sauce (yangjo-ganjang))2 tbsp
- Soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang)1 tbsp
- Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)1 tbsp
- Minced garlic1 tsp
- Sugar1 tsp
- Toasted sesame seeds1 tbsp
- Ground pork works well instead of ground beef.
Steps
Prepare and stir-fry the beef
Press the beef firmly with paper towels to remove excess blood.
Season with 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce (jin-ganjang), 1 tbsp mirin (cooking rice wine), and a little ground black pepper, then stir-fry thoroughly in a heated pan.
Cutting the vegetables
Cut the vegetables
I cut the water dropwort into 1 cm lengths, but you can cut it to any bite-size length you prefer.
Finely chop the large green onion (daepa) and red chili pepper.
Making the sauce
Make the sauce
Add the minced large green onion, red chili pepper, and all the sauce ingredients together and mix.
The seasoning sauce makes about 2 to 3 servings.
I placed the water dropwort and beef over warm rice and served it with the seasoning sauce.
It is also delicious topped with a fried egg instead of beef.
Drizzling about 1 tbsp of perilla oil and mixing in 2 tbsp of seasoning sauce made the seasoning just right.
Toasted sesame oil is also fine instead of perilla oil.
It looks like there is more water dropwort than rice.
Thanks to the hot rice, it wilts slightly, making it tender and fragrant.
Have a wonderful day today.
Ppunwife's tips
- It is also delicious topped with a fried egg instead of beef.
- Toasted sesame oil is also fine instead of perilla oil.
FAQ
Can I use a different meat instead of beef?
Ground pork works well instead of ground beef.
Can I make this vegetarian or with a simpler topping instead of meat?
It is delicious if you top the rice with a fried egg instead of meat and mix it in.
If I do not have perilla oil, can I substitute toasted sesame oil?
You can drizzle toasted sesame oil instead of perilla oil when mixing.
